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The '''Russian Revolution''' was | The '''Russian Revolution''' was a period of upheaval in the early 20th century that eventually caused the breakup of the [[Russia]]n Empire. | ||
==The February Revolution of 1917== | ==The February Revolution of 1917== | ||
Following Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]]'s loss of [[the Staff]], the Tsar lost his influence over the people. Russia was then thrown into a period of | Following Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]]'s loss of [[the Staff]], the Tsar lost his influence over the people. Russia was then thrown into a period of severe economic inflation, caused by excessive printing of money during the bloodbath of World War I. The people rebelled against the tyrannical Tsarist regime, and the Tsar, seeing that there was 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== | ==The October Revolution of 1917== | ||
Seeing an opportunity in the increasingly turbulent situation in | Seeing an opportunity in the increasingly turbulent situation in the former Russian Empire, Russian Socialist leader [[wikipedia:Vladimir Lenin|Vladimir Lenin]] decided to ignite his own Communist revolution against the Provisional Government. This revolution also succeeded, and Lenin's Bolsheviks (Russian Socialists) seized power over the country. 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== | ==Russian Civil War== | ||
Some loyalists to the old Tsarist regime still existed in Russia well into 1918. They incited yet another revolution, managing to organize the secession of several eastern Federal provinces of the Russian SFSR, plunging Russia into a | Some loyalists to the old Tsarist regime still existed in Russia well into 1918. They incited yet another revolution, managing to organize the secession of several eastern Federal provinces of the Russian SFSR, plunging Russia into a civil war. The Tsarists were supported by some major nations such as France, Britain, the USA, and Japan. All hope for a restoration of the monarchy was destroyed when the Bolsheviks, on Lenin's orders, executed the former Tsar and his family. In the end, the Bolsheviks prevailed and took power in Russia, but tragically for them, Lenin wouldn't live to see it. In 1924, he died. | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
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The Russian Revolution was a period of upheaval in the early 20th century that eventually caused the breakup of 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 thrown into a period of severe economic inflation, caused by excessive printing of money during the bloodbath of World War I. The people rebelled against the tyrannical Tsarist regime, and the Tsar, seeing that there was 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 the former Russian Empire, Russian Socialist leader Vladimir Lenin decided to ignite his own Communist revolution against the Provisional Government. This revolution also succeeded, and Lenin's Bolsheviks (Russian Socialists) seized power over the country. 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 the old Tsarist regime still existed in Russia well into 1918. They incited yet another revolution, managing to organize the secession of several eastern Federal provinces of the Russian SFSR, plunging Russia into a civil war. The Tsarists were supported by some major nations such as France, Britain, the USA, and Japan. All hope for a restoration of the monarchy was destroyed when the Bolsheviks, on Lenin's orders, executed the former Tsar and his family. In the end, the Bolsheviks prevailed and took power in Russia, but tragically for them, Lenin wouldn't live to see it. In 1924, he died.
Aftermath
Following the end of the Russian Civil War, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR, was established by the Bolsheviks, containing most of the territories of the old Russian Empire. This set in motion a chain of events that would contribute to the rise to power of the Templar Joseph Stalin.