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Russian Revolution of 1917

Why Did It Happen????
 * ~ Person/Group ||~ About ||
 * Czar Nicholas || Last Russian King who gave power to his brother, Micheal but the brother didn't think he should be in power without being voted in by the Duma. So he resigned the following day, leaving Russia without a head state. ||
 * Vladimir Lenin || A communists politician and lead the October Revolution of 1917. ||
 * Stalin || After Lenin died he took over the Communists Party, which continued to rule Russia until 1991 when the USSR was dissolved. ||
 * Russian Military || Stopped helping Czar and helped the people of Russia by fighting to overthrew the king. ||
 * Bolsheviks || Lenin saw the opportunity to lead the party to power. They won political power in Russia. ||
 * Leon Trotsky || After Vladimir he joined the Bolsheviks and eventually became the leader of that party. He was elected president of the former. ||

The People of Russia were not satisfied, and were starving, poor etc. Russia split into two armies, one was Communist and lead by Lenin and the Bolsheviks. The other army wanted the Tzar to continue to rule. Lenin won because most of the people supported him.