oct 31, 1917 - Bolsheviks forced non-Bolsheviks out of govt. US scared that radical socialists were in control of Russia and were threatening to get out of war. After Bolshevik Rev. Wilson told diplomats to withhold official and unofficial recognition of the Bol Govt. (October)
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oct 31, 1917
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~ 108 years ago