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Alexander the Third succeeded his father, Alexander the Second, to the throne and halted all reforms in Russia; known for autocracy
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Sergey Witte, the most capable minster of the czar, launched a program to move the country forward, helping the buildup of Russian finances with more taxes and foreign investments
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Nicholas the Second became czar and swore to continue Alexander’s legacy of authcracy; he refused to surrender any bit of his power and was blinded by the changing times
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Russia becomes the fourth ranking country in steel
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Groups following the views of Karl Marx,
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a group of reolutionary Russian Marxist who took control of Russia's government