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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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New of repeated Russian losses sparked unrest at home and led to a revolt in the middle of the war.
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200,000 workers went to the Czar's palace in St. Petersberg asking for better working conditions. So in response soldiers fired on the crowd killing 1,000 people, and many more wounded. This day is now called Bloody Sunday.
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Duma wanted Russia to be contitutional monarchy like Britain.
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Nicolas the Second, dragged Russia into World War 1. During this war over four millions Russians died. On the other hand, this showed his military leadership.
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Women textile workers in Petrograd led a city wide strike. They rioted over storages, bread, and fuel. About 200,000 workers were fired on by soldiers, but later on the soldiers sided with the workers.
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Without warning, armed factory workers stormed the winter palace in Petrograd. They took over the government offices and arrested leaders of provisional government.
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Russia and Germany signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk which made Russia surrender a large part of their land to Germany and its allies.
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As civil war raged in Russia, so they had to send military aid and forces to help the White Army. This showed that the Bolsheviks were able to seize and maintain power.
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Lenin puts aside his plan for a state controlled government. Instead he let some buisnesses, small factories, and farms operate under private ownership.
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The formation of the USSR
