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Alex 3 succeeded his farther. He clung to the principles of autocracy , a form of government in which he had total power
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In 1894 Nicholas became czar. He continued the tradtion of Russian autocracy.
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Russina Marxists split into two groups over revolutionary tactics.
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200,000 workers and their families approached the czar Winter Palace in St.Peterburg. Nicholas 2 ordered soldiers to fire on the crowd.
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Moderates wanted Russia to become a constitutional monarchy similar to Britain.
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Nicholas made the decision to drag Russia into World War 1.
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The nobles feared his increasing role in government affairs.
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Women textile workers in Petrograd led a citywide strike.
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Armed factory workers stormed the Winter Palace in Petrograd.
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Russian surrendered a large part of its territory to Germany and its allies.
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Leon Trotsky expertly commanded the Bolshevik Red Amry.
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Lenin temporarily out aside his plan for a state-controlled economy
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The country was named the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in honor of the councils that helped launch the Bolshevik Revolution
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Stalin was in total command of the Communist Party
