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Factories more than doubled across Russia from 1863 to 1900
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Nicholas II became the new Czar of Russia in 1894
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200000 workers and their families approached Czar's palace and were killed after protesting for better working condidtions.
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Russians could not afford the cost of war and had weak leadership. Thousands of Russians were killed.
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In March steelworkers in St. Petersburg went on strike. It grew until thousands of people lined the streets. The Tsar's power collapsed and the Duma, led by Alexander Kerensky, took power.
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Woman textile workers protested the Czar's actions. This exploded into a riot and forced Nicholas to step down.
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A revolution created to establish a socialist government in Rusiia.
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Lenin made a deal with the Germans; if they could get him safely back to Russia, he would take power and pull Russia out of the war. Lenin came to power in October after a nearly bloodless coup.
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Stalin came to power when Vladmire Lenin died
