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Industrialization was the cause of many economic and political problems in Russia, being that a communist regime was under way.
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Czar Nicholas ruled, the last czar in a very long and prestigious line of royalty.
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Different communist parties rose as an answer to the economic problems at the time in Russia
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On January 22nd, a massacre occured in St. Petersburg when peaceful prtestors against Czar Nicholas were gunned down in the streets by soldiers.
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World War 1 begins in 1914 and involves many European countries, including Russia. Russia joined the war to help its ally Serbia as a part of the triple alliance.
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Czar Nicholas steps down as a result of the March revlution, and a lack of popular support.
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The Czar steps down because of the effects of the march revolution.
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In October, The Bolsheviks revolted against the communists, and came into power in Russia. They later became the Soviet Union.
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Vladimier Lenin comes into power as the leader of the Bolsheviks, and transfroms his governemnt into the Soviet Union,
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Stalin rose from bitter poverty to the dictator of the Soviet Union and one of the most powerful men in the world.
