... from blood poisoning which made on of his arms shorter than the other. As a child Stalin was always made fun of for his long nose and as an adult he reached to be only five foot four. Even though Stalin had so many misfortunes, he loved his mother who saved money for Joseph's education. As Russian wasn't Joseph's first language, he ... and read the communist manifesto. When Joseph was eventually kicked out of the seminary he continued to be with the other Marxists. He then met members from the Social Democratic Party and joined them. Stalin later got caught for causing and planning a vi...

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... discontent and leaving the door open for political opposition to form. Two major political parties posed a direct threat to the Tsar's autocratic leadership through revolution. The first, the Social Revolutionary Party, wanted all land in Russia to be given to the peasants and would go to any lengths to achieve them, making them outright Terrorists. Millions of peasants who could not ... keep up with the redemption payments and wanted their own land supported the Social Revolutionists. The second was the Social Democratic party, who wanted revolution to overthrow the Tsar and to share o...

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... of the NEP was to help Russia to get back on its feet again, but because it was not communist many Russians were against it. However, it did work, it reached its aim. The Bolsheviks were desperate to destroy its oppositions, as it had many, but the Bolsheviks were strong and had a very clever leader, Lenin. The execution of the Tsar ... them. The Red Terror was launched after a failed attempt to assassinate Lenin, it was extra protection for him. The Provisional Government was unable to protect itself, and no other political party or single person was prepared to stand up for them. More...

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