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    Political changes for Russian were one of the key effects of the revolution. Bolsheviks became the leader of the country, leading to the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the first communism country ever have on earth in 1922. Before that, the Bolsheviks government of Soviet Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Power in March 1918 to withdraw from World War I under Lenin’s order. He believed that a world revolution would yet to be occurring by adopting from the

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    The Russian Revolution have many important stages that are distinct from one another, From the Tsar to the Provisional Government to the Communist. It all happened in 1914, World War I is booming in Europe, a perfect opportunity for Russia’s rotting society. War makes the Russian people forget about the disputes that the Tsar failed to resolve. And so the Tsar dragged his people to war with Germany. At first, Russia was seemingly to be successful, but the Russian army with bad leadership from the

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    to become Tsar as well as being a weak leader. Firstly, Nicholas II himself, amongst a very large proportion of Russian society, believed that he was not prepared to be coronated Emperor. Nicholas himself stated “What is going to happen to me and all of Russia? I am not prepared to be a Tsar. I never wanted to become one. I know nothing of the business of ruling.”. (Russian Revolution Quotations 2015). Nicholas was aware of what he was getting himself into and that he was not prepared for such a

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    of the Russian Revolution Consider the following causes of the October 1917 Russian Revolution: Poor Living and Working Conditions Effects of the First World War The Appeal of Lenin and the Bolsheviks The Limitations of the 1917 Provisional Government Was any one of these causes more important than the others to the Bolsheviks’ seizure of power in 1917? Explain your answer. A1. When the Bolsheviks seized power in the October Russian Revolution

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    Revolution provides some of the most dynamic and complex parts of history. New countries and governing systems arise from revolution, and these changes not only affect said countries, but also the rest of the world. In the case of the Russian Bolshevik Revolution, the political changes that occurred sent the rest of the world into panic, as they sensed a dangerous threat to their political and social systems. With social and political issues tracing back to 1891, the conditions of Russia in 1917

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    Before the times of the revolution, women in Russia had no say about their lives. They were forced to tend to the home their husband provided for them, and many grew up illiterate. The homes they were forced to tend to were full of aggression and constant abuse from their husband or father; male dominance in Russia thrived before the revolution. Women in that time were not emotionally strong enough to take a stand for their equality. The thought of a woman working outside of their home disgusted

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    One example of a violent overthrow of government is the Russian Revolution of 1917. The Russian people were dissatisfied with the authoritarian rule of the Tsar and years of the majority living in poverty, with few resources. These problems were multiplied with Russia’s participation in World War I which strained resources further and removed skilled works from factories to fight. These workers were replaced them with peasant farmers, leaving fewer rural laborers. Peasant farmers had long felt that

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    The Russian Revolution began in 1917 and lasted until late 1930’s, the revolution was very brutal with total death of 3 million people and 7 million people were arrested (Document 12). The revolution broke out when Nicholas II comes to power because Bloody Sunday leads to Duma, then he steps down and the Duma sets up a provisional government thus sparking the want for domination and the revolution kicks off (Book). By the end of the revolution Russia was definitely weakened in some aspects but strengthened

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    During the 1900’s the Russian Government made it extremely hard for the Bolsheviks to progress which made them revolt against the government making this a prime matter for the start of the Revolution. The Czarist government was ostracized by the common people of Russia so Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown by the Provisional Government, whom later on were overthrown by Lenin and shortly after the Bolsheviks took control over Russia. Russia was hard to develop because of the major leaders who had control;

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    In 1917, a revolution started more specifically the Russian Revolution. Many people were impacted by this revolution. It started in 1905 when Russia was suffering military defeats in the Russo-Japanese War. Following, Russians flooded the streets protesting. About 300 people were killed and many were wounded. The two leaders during this time were Czar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin. Czar Nicholas II was the leader who caused the Russian Revolution because of his bad leadership. Czar Nicholas II

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