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Russia 
 

The country of Russia has been present in many events of history. The most featured events are the Russian revolution, new imperialism and World War I.
This country has been very important in all these events and it has made many changes.

Russian in the imperialism 

During the new imperialism Russia was starting to have colonies in Asia because of their alliance with France and Great Britain. While this was happening the Tsar Nicholas failed to lead a logic Far Eastern policy because the ministerial problems, so this movements that were not coordinate lead to the Russo-Japanese War.

Russia in the Great War 

Russia was ally with Serbia before the Great War begins, and when Serbia asked for help to Russia when Bosnia-Herzegovina is added to Austria. Russia deny because of a lost on economy by been defeat by japan in 1905, they were trying to recover of that fight, so they help Serbia by giving them a solution by talking with France and British for asking them for help. That didn’t work and by other conflicts that happen; the assassination of the prince Franz Ferdinand, the Great War begins in June 28 of 1914. Russia tries asking the Kaiser to soften its demands, when this plea failed Russia start to mobilize its military forces for war. Russia enters the war because his ally Serbia needed help, Austria-Hungary had Germany on his side and Serbia wasn’t too strong for that 2 nation together and also wanted to defend the Slavic people in Serbia.  Germany declares war to Russia in august 1 of 1914, and Russia declares war to Ottoman Empire in November 2 of 1914. Russia gets out of the war because of the beginning of Russia revolution, by this Germany told Russia if they were going to leave the war they most give territory of Poland that was by the control of Russia, Russia didn’t deny and left that territory too Germany.

Russian revolution

The czar Nicholas II wasn’t prepare to rule a country as big like Russia, when he enters the power he didn’t know how to take control of it. One of the causes of the revolution was the entrance to WWI the worker protested the czar about entering to WWI; also soldiers were protesting they didn’t like the idea of going to war and die. The czar dissolves the duma buy the assembly establish a provisional government leaded by prince Lvov. The Mensheviks were rich people that before the dissolve of duma they have the power of it. The Mensheviks see that the czar wasn’t good for the country so they started to plan how to gain the power of the country, but there weren’t alone there was another group of people that wanted the power of the country this were the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks were the majority but without power, they also wanted the power of the country so they started a plan. The Mensheviks plan was simple killing the czar and obtains leadership, Bolsheviks was almost like Mensheviks, killing the czar, then get power, and finally get leadership. Mensheviks kill the czar and that was the begging of the war for the power of Russia. Lenin was the leader of Bolsheviks, he said that all lands most be of the people. Kerensky was part of the Mensheviks, one of the imports of this group. Bolsheviks begin an insurrection. Lvov that was in charge of provisional government was obligated to quit and Kerensky takes control. This make Bolsheviks start the revolution. In the revolution Bolsheviks start with some outcomes, land expropriation by the states, the land was divided equally, factories were controlled by the workers, nationalism of banks and schools, separation of the church with the state, and other things the revolution brings. When Lenin takes control of the power he didn’t divide the power as he said, for that resound many Bolsheviks felt betrayed by Lenin. Lenin makes vote to have a fair leader chosen by the Russian people. Lenin lose and didn’t like it so he call for a new assembly and decide that needier monarchy or capitalism will work in this country, so they make Russia a communist country. The change the name of Russia to URRS (United Soviet Socialist Republic) and make a new constitution to set the rules. This was the beginning of the civil war. The Russian civil war, it was a conflict in which the red army was defending the Bolshevik government that was against various Russian and some anti-Bolshevik armies. The treaty of Brest- litovsk, and the western allies, caused the Moscow government to crack down on non-Bolshevik socialists. Then the Menshevik and Social Revolutionary deputies were expelled from the soviets and they were prevented from engaging in any organized political activity. When 1919 started the French and Italian governments privileged great support. The Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic was a political system, all power belonged to the communist party, and the soviets were of small importance. Then the Red Army had become better than the white opponents. By the military superiority, the victory of the communists in the civil war was indeed.

We can see how Russia as time pass, has been involucrate in many conflict that have make the events of today.like in the relationship of nation, or the no progress of some country, and how bad decicion make a great injure in our world today. No all things that Russia did were bad, but many of his history only make more wars or conflicts.  

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