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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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About 200,000 workers and their families approached the czar’s Winter palace in St. Petersburg. They were carrying a petition asking for better working conditions, more personal freedom
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The First Duma met in May 1906. Its leaders were moderates who wanted Russia to become a constitutional monarchy similar to britain
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Japan Attacks the russians port Arthur, Manchuria which led to a revolt in the middle of the war.
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Nicholas II made a fateful decision to drag russia into WWI. Russia was unprepared to handle the military and economic costs, they were so poorly equipped they were no match for the germans
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Nicholas steps from his throne, the march revolution succeeded to bring down the czar, yet it failed to set up a strong government. Alexander kerensky headed a temporary government, and decided to continue in the war.
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Without warning the Bolshevik Red Guards, they took over government offices and arrested the leaders of the temporary government.
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The treaty of brest- litovisk between Russia and Germany, and russia surrendered a large part of its territory to germany and its allies.
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The revolutionary leader, Leon Trotsky, expertly commanded the red army to civil war rage in Russia
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Lenin temporarily put aside his plan for a state-controlled economy. Instead he restored to a small-scale version of capitalism called the New Economic Policy.
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After lenin suffered a stroke in 1922 he survived but the incident set in motion competition for heading up to communist party, the Joseph stalin becomes dictator
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