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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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Arter the two countries sign agreements,Russia breaks them and Japan attacks .A revolt begins back in Russia.
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Workers wanted better working conditions. Czar Nicholas has his soldiers shoot them. Many are killed.
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The first Russian parliament meets in 1906. The Czar then quickly dissolves it.
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Russia is unprepared for war. More than 4 million Russian soldiers are either killed, wounded, or taken prisoner.
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Women textile workers go on strike in Petrograd. At first soldiers obey orders to shoot, but later side with strikers.
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Bolshevik Red Guards take over the government. Czar Nicholas and his family are executed a year later.
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Russians are angry about lost land. They are also upset about the murder of the royal family.
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Black army and Red army sign a treaty of alliance. Famine follows the war and 14 million people die
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Lenin puts aside plan for state-controlled economy.New Economic Policy( NEP) reforms let some small businesses, factories, and operate under private ownership.
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Bolasheviks rename their party The communist Party. In 1922 Russia is renamed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
