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Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir becomes the leader.
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Revolutionaries would not have to wait long to realize their visions. Russia faced a series of cries. Czars weakness and paved there way for revolution.
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200,000 workers, works/families approched the Czars winter palace in st. Petersburg. The bloody Sunday provoked a wave of strikes and violence. Nicholas reluctantly promised more freedom.
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Its leaders were moderates who wanted Russia to become a constitutional monarchy. He was hesitant to share his power. Czar dissolved the durma after ten weeks
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Nicholasz made the fatefull desison to drag Russia into world war 1. Russia was unprepared to hanndle the Military and the German army. One year later 4 million of the Russians solders had been killed or wounded.
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Women textile workers in petrogrode had a city wide strike. In the next daur riots flared up over shortages of bred andfuel. 200,000 workers swarmed the streets shouting Down With The Autocracy.
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Lenin and the Bolshevik soon gain control of the Petrogred soviet. People in the cites were rallying to call All Power To The Sovits. The red gruards took over goverment offices and arrested the leaders.
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Russia and Germany signed the treaty of brest litovsk. Russia surrenderd a large part of its territory to germany. The humiliating terms of this treaty tiggred widespread anger.
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The United States sent military aid and forces to russia to helpthe white Army. However they were of a little help. The civil war raged in Russia.
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Lenin temporanly put aside a plan for a state controled economy. Nep allowed the people to sell crops. The goverment kept control of the major industres
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The Soviet Union was founded in 1922. Lenin as its first leader. During these years. Stalin had continued to move up the party ladder. And in 1922 he became secretary general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
