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    Soviets: The Russian People and Their Revolution, 1917-21. London: UCL Press, 1996. Read, Christopher. From Tsar to Soviets: The Russian People and Their Revolution, 1917-21. London: UCL Press, 1996. pp. 6, 63. Christopher Read, the author of the book From Tsar to Soviets: The Russian People and Their Revolution, 1917-21, is a professor at the University of Warwick in Europe. Read teaches twentieth-century European history. He specializes in the social history of the Russian Revolution and the intellectual

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    lives and liberty. This incorporation of force caused repression and unrest amongst the people and the Russian Revolution was essentially an outburst from this. (Columbia Encyclopedia, n.d). The Russian Revolution consisted of two separate strikes in 1917, the first of which overthrew the imperial government and the second strike which placed the Bolshevik party in power. The Russian Revolution evidently brought a drastic transformation to the government, society and economy of Russia. The communist

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    lives and liberty. This incorporation of force caused repression and unrest amongst the people and the Russian Revolution was essentially an outburst from this. (Columbia Encyclopedia, n.d). The Russian Revolution consisted of two separate strikes in 1917, the first of which overthrew the imperial government and the second strike which placed the Bolshevik party in power. The Russian Revolution evidently brought a drastic transformation to the government, society and economy of Russia. The communist

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    In the 1960s, a British band, the Beatles, had a famous song called 'Revolution.' You say you want a revolution, Well, you know, we all want to change the world. You tell me that it's evolution Well, you know, we all want to change the world. But what is a revolution? Most are probably familiar with the American Revolution, and maybe the French Revolution, but what does this term actually mean? Basically, a revolution is an overthrow of government in favour of a system the people fancied.

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    during the Indian Independence Movement and most of the Russians during the Russian Revolution. The nationalists during the Chinese Civil War wanted a change and to be in charge. The Russian Revolution, The Chinese Civil War, and the Indian Independence Movement were all fights for power when there was a need for change in the country. The Russian Revolution led to an improvement in the economy and way of living for the people. Before the revolution, the Romanovs ruled the land, army, and church. Russia

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    Revolutions throughout time have had an extreme impact on history, like the American Revolution(in which gave birth to the superpower, known as the U.S.A.); however, the most important one of the Twentieth Century was the Russian Revolution. In The Russian Revolution, the czar and monarchy were overthrown and the country was turned communist. There were three parts of the revolution: the causes, the February Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution. Also, Its significance in history were withdrawing

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    In 1917, two revolutions completely changed the constitution of Russia. The Russian Monarchy was removed from power, placing Lenin and the Bolshevik party as the head of the newly formed Soviet Russia, resulting in the formation of the world 's first communist country. Traditional culture of the Imperial Russia was cast aside and a new Soviet culture began to take shape. The rise of the Bolsheviks ensued major reforms which predominantly focused on wide spread cultivation and spreading of Marxist-Leninist

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    about the Russian Revolution, occurring in 1917. This event transformed the country of Russia and has been recognized by many, until now. The event started many years ago to remember the revolution, have been cancelled. The reasonings for not recognizing the event are claimed to be because of the consequences of the revolutions outcomes. Although this may be the case, critics claim that Vladimir Putin may be taking away the national commemorations because of his hatred for revolutions and the idea

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    countries have called for revolutions whose goals and outcomes affected the government during its time, in order to enforce a change in the current form of government. In 1911, a revolution was led by Sun Yat Sen in China between the imperial government or the Qing and the nationalists. China’s revolution’s eventual outcome led to a conflict between the communists and the nationalists in China whose goals contrasted each other significantly. During World War I, a revolution in Russia occurred, led

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    The French and Russian Revolutions featured hated monarchies, fascinating rumors, and allusive innuendos which made them both very interesting. In fact, in both revolutions, the murder of the royal family was one of the more historic events of the war. In France at the time of the revolution, the rulers were Marie Antoinette-born Marie Antoine-from Austria, and Louis XVI-born Louis-Auguste. The two were married when Marie Antoinette was fourteen and Louis was fifteen. In Russia at the time of their

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