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Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto laid a foundation for the ideologies used by future Russian leaders. -
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Tsar Nicholas II
As the Tsar of Russia, he had overwhelming power that he did not use well, which later became a cause of the revolutions. -
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Grigori Rasputin
Rasputin's presence in the Orthodox Church allowed him to become close with the Romanov family, which gave him a lot of power in the Russian court. -
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Vladimir Lenin
Lenin led the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War and thus became the first leader of the Soviet Union. -
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Joseph Stalin
Stalin's tyrannical leadership over communist Russia brought it through states of famine and states of economic prosperity. -
The State Duma
The State Duma was put in place by Tsar Nicholas II in response to the 1905 revolution in order to add another layer of approval for the passing of legislation. -
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February Revolution
Workers and Citizens went to the streets of Petrograd to protest due to lack of food, which led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. -
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Russian Civil War
The Bolsheviks opposed the White Army, for they were supported by the peasants and wanted communist ideologies implemented into the government.