HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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oligarchy/democracy
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autocracy/oligarchy
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autocracy/communism
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democracy/communism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following the February Revolution in 1917 that deposed Nicholas II of Russia, a short-lived provisional government gave way to Bolsheviks in the October Revolution. The Bolshevik Party was renamed the Russian Communist Party (RCP).
Detailed explanation-2: -Russia was now the first communist country in the world. After the revolution, Russia exited World War I by signing a peace treaty with Germany called the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The new government took control of all industry and moved the Russian economy from a rural one to an industrial one.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1917, two revolutions swept through Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and setting into motion political and social changes that would lead to the eventual formation of the Soviet Union.