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Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radial Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader.
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Japan declared war on Russia on Feb 8th, 1904.
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Happens in St. Petersburg. Imperial forces opened fire on the people, killing and wounding hundreds. Riots broke up because of the massacre.
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The Duma calls on the tsarist government to ratify democratic reforms.The tsar’s prime minister says that Duma has no authority to make those demands.
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The Battle of Tannenberg ends, the Russian Second Army is killed by a small German force.
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Provisional Government becomes official government of Russia. Issues a set of liberal rules that aim for improvement. Nicholas II and his family are under house arrest. Abolishes death penalty.
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Bolshevik Red Guards win control of Moscow. New government abolishes everything to do with tsars. all tsarist ranks, titles and privileges. Start a peace negotiation with Germans.
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They signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk which ended Russia’s involvement in World War I. The treaty gives lots of land, people, and resources to the Germans.
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The Treaty of Riga brings most fighting in the Russo-Polish War to stop.
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Britain signs a trading agreement with Russia and other nations also lift trading blockades.
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Lenin dictates his political testament. It's a series of letters that have his views about the future of Soviet Russia, the Communist Party and its potential leaders.
