HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Alexander Kerensky
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Joseph Stalin
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Tsar Nicholas II
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Vladimir Lenin
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the February Revolution of 1917, he joined the newly formed provisional government, first as Minister of Justice, then as Minister of War, and after July as the government’s second Minister-Chairman.
Detailed explanation-2: -Economic hardship, food shortages and government corruption all contributed to disillusionment with Czar Nicholas II. During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule.
Detailed explanation-3: -Having lost the support of the army and under the advice of his army chiefs and ministers, the Tsar abdicated for himself and his son on 2 March 1917. His brother refused to succeed the throne, marking the end of the Tsarist regime.
Detailed explanation-4: -Continuation of the War The Government was afraid of the demands that the Germans might make if Russia asked for peace. Some such as Alexander Kerensky (Prime Minister July to October 1917) believed that a victorious war would unite the people behind the Government. The decision to continue the war was unpopular.