... did.... Even before 1917, if you read the Russian or foreign press, or memoirs of the time, you find that hardly anyone expected the downfall of tsarism- (Salisbury 136). This passage stresses the point that these forces (economic and social) measured alone were stagnant and glacial, moving slowly and constantly. The structure in place consistently weathered their impacts and was never ... quo, showing conclusively that those present acting forces alone, could not ever conceivably add up to something truly significant, a greater push was necessary. In 1914, Russia emerged as a power and...

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... in Petrograd. They had completed a coup against the ever-unpopular capitalist government. Many say that there were many instances of chance in the coup, there was also strong influence of key individuals including Lenin. Although he was a strong influence within the revolution, he wasn't solely responsible for the outbreak of revolution. In mid April Lenin had arrived in Petrograd, Lenin had ... been exiled for most of his life, he was given a free passage to Russia by the Germans, the Germans did this because they thought that he was a spy and this would weaken Russia. When lenis had a...

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