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Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader.
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Japanese attack Port Arthur; Russia suffers huge losses
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About 200,000 people gathered in St. Petersburg, 100s killed in the streets of Russia, 1000s injured. Bloody Sunday - marching for workers rights
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the people want a constitutional monarchy, but because he was hesitant to share his power, the Czar dissolved the Duma after ten weeks
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Rasputin is too influential with the Czarina. He must be killed.
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Women go on strike because of bad working conditions, lack of food, and lack of fuel. Later in the month several other riots are led. Soldiers side with the protestors
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Factory workers take over Winter Palace in Petrograd and the unpopular government who continued WWI. Lenin returns with help from Germany
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Russia signs the treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany. Russia loses land. Civil war breaks out.
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Nicholas II and his family are killed by a firing squad. The last Czar of Russia is gone.
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The red army vs the white army. the battle for Russia! 14 million will die - widespread famine and disease. Reds will be victorious!
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Lenin temporarly puts aside his plan forr a state controlled economy. Instead he resorted to a small scale version of capitalism ( NEP ).
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Stalin worked behind the scenes to move his supporters into positions of power. Lenin has a stroke. The United of Soviet Socialist Republics - USSR is born.
