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The Communist Manifesto laid a foundation for the ideologies used by future Russian leaders. -
As the Tsar of Russia, he had overwhelming power that he did not use well, which later became a cause of the revolutions.
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Rasputin's presence in the Orthodox Church allowed him to become close with the Romanov family, which gave him a lot of power in the Russian court.
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Lenin led the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War and thus became the first leader of the Soviet Union.
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Stalin's tyrannical leadership over communist Russia brought it through states of famine and states of economic prosperity.
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The State Duma was put in place by Tsar Nicholas II in response to the 1905 revolution in order to add another layer of approval for the passing of legislation. -
Workers and Citizens went to the streets of Petrograd to protest due to lack of food, which led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II.
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The Bolsheviks opposed the White Army, for they were supported by the peasants and wanted communist ideologies implemented into the government.