Russian Revolution

Template:War The Russian Revolution was an event in early 20th Century that refers to multiple wars within the Russian Empire.

The February Revolution of 1917

Following Tsar Nicholas II's loss of The Staff, the Tsar lost his influence over the people. Russia was then in a period of great economical inflation, caused by the bloodbath of World War I for over three years. The people rebelled against the tyrannical Tsarist regime, and the Tsar, seeing that there is no way for him to retain control over Russia, agreed to step down from the throne. Following his abdication, the Provisional Government took over for eight months.

The October Revolution of 1917

Seeing an opportunity in the increasingly turbulent situation in what used to be the Russian Empire, Russian Socialist leader Vladimir Lenin decided to ingnite his own Communist revolution against the Provisional Government. This revolution also succeeded, and Lenin's Bolsheviks (Russian Socialists) seized power over Russia. One of their first acts upon taking power was to declare peace between the German Empire and the newly-formed Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, the precursor to the Soviet Union. This took Russia out of World War I and plunged it into an even bloodier seven-year-long Civil War.

Russian Civil War

Some loyalists to old Tsarist regime still existed in Russia well into 1918. They incited yet another revolution, managing to secede several eastern Federal Units of the Russian SFSR, plunging Russia into a Civil War. Tsarists were supported by some major nations such as France, Britain, USA and Japan. The Bolsheviks, however, prevailed.

Aftermath

Following the end of the Russian Civil War, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established by the Bolsheviks, containing most of the old Russian Empire. This set in motion a chain of events that would contribute to rise to power of a Templar, Joseph Stalin, and eventual Templar takeover of the world.