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A petition was going to be peacefully presented to Tsar Nocholas 2, when the soldiers fired into the crowd killing many.
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The assassination of Archduke Frank Ferdinand in Sarajevo led to a chain of events that saw the war get underway in July of 1914 which caused Russias involvement.
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Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia since 1894, is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents, and a provincial government is installed in his place.
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While traveling during his exile he participated in socialist activities throughout Europe
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Kerensky was a major political leader that led until the Russian Provisional Government was overthrown by the Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin in the October Revolution. He spent the remainder of his life in exile,
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Trotsky, who was a brilliant war leader and strategist had the slogan 'Peace, Bread, Land' which won thousands of supporters.
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The red army defeated the white army in the war that wasin the former Russian Empire fought between the Bolshevik Red Army and the White Army.
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The murder of the Tsar was carried out by the Ural Soviet which was led by Yakov Yurovsky. The murder of the Romanov family included the Tsar's son and four daughters.
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Stalin Comes to Power Ultimately, Trotsky was no match for Stalin because Stalin had spent his years in the party building loyalty and support
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Stalin transformed Russia into a totalitarian government by giving the russians freedom, authority and liberty.
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