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backround of the revolution
peasants socailstic sought to start a revolution among the Russian peasants -
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Backround to the Revolution
marxists formed the Russain social demorcratic labor party -
serf were freed by czars
the serfs were freed in 1861, recived little land and were heavily in dept -
economy slowed
russin ecomomy slowed, the country waged on U.S. successful war with japan, and socil unrest grew -
Bloody Sunday
shootings fueled even greater demonstations -
escape
trotsky had escaped in 1907 and gone into exile -
start of WW1
Germany declard war om Russia in Agust 1914 -
czar murder
Russiannobles loyal to the czar murder -
food shortage
riots over food and coal shortages -
his throne is resigned
the government forced czar nicholas to abdicate
