nov 7, 1917 - November Revolution
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With the abdication of Czar Nicholas II, a provisional government established by Alexander Kerensky temporarily ruled Russia. His decision to continue Russia’s effort in World War I worsened Russia’s internal conditions and stirred social unrest. Vladimir Lenin, with German support, was able to return to Russia from his exile. On November 6 and 7, 1917, a revolution led by Lenin swept through the city of Petrograd. Lenin led an attack on Duma’s provisional government, crushing it with ease. As a result, the Bolsheviks brought long lasting changes and impacts on the Russian society, unlike Kerensky’s rather insignificant March Revolution. From Lenin’s New Economic Policy to Stalin’s reign of terror, industrialization, and agricultural collectivization, the Bolsheviks, through forming a Communist nation, set permanent political and social changes into motion. Their own revolt became known as the November Revolution, one of the most violent revolutions in the early 20th Century, which marked the end of any hope for a democratic Russia.
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