... countries as a direct result of World War I from 1914-1918 and the Russian Civil War from 1917-1922. The Russian provisional government was put into place after the long Tsarist regime in 1917, but was ousted after only eight months, once the Bolsheviks took power after the October Revolution. These new leaders preached communism which changed the societal culture throughout Russia ... be a more persuasive way to convince the people of Russia that working as a team was the key to success than a fictional film. The film's "mission was not to create pictures for fiction and old literature...

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... Gapon, a Russian Orthodox Priest, the protest was meant to be a peaceful handing over of a petition as part of a march to the winter palace. Those involved in the march even carried pictures of the Tsar to show their loyalty, and crosses to show that they came in peace and they were no threat to the Tsar himself. Upon approaching the palace, many ... to this, bad harvests led to severe shortages, inflation and famines- making the peasantry more desperate and likely to turn to radical parties or revolutionaries. Their opposition to the Tsarist regime became apparent in the jacqueries, wh...

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