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The Communist Revolution was an internal revolution in [[Russia]] in 1917. After the revolution, the [[Communist Party]] rose to power. As a result of the revolution, Russia withdrew from the [[Allied Powers]].
The Communist Revolution was an internal revolution in [[Russia]] in 1917. After the revolution, the [[Communist Party]] rose to power. As a result of the revolution, Russia withdrew from the [[Allied Powers]].
The [[Great War]] had weakened Czar [[Nicholas II]], and he abdicated the throne in March 1917. Russia was left under the provisional government of [[Alexander Kerensky]], which intended to continue fighting in the war, but in November 1917, the leader of the [[Bolsheviks]] Communist Party, [[Vladimir Ilyich Lenin]], overthrew the provisional government and executed the Czar's family.
The [[Great War]] had weakened Czar [[Nicholas II]], and he abdicated the throne in March 1917. Russia was left under the provisional government of [[Alexander Kerensky]], which intended to continue fighting in the war, but in November 1917, the [[Bolshevik]] Communist Party, led by [[Vladimir Ilyich Lenin]], overthrew the provisional government and executed the Czar's family.
Lenin made peace with [[Germany]] and then withdrew Russia from the War. In March of 1918, Lenin signed the [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk]], which granted Germany many territories, including what is now Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Estonia, and Latvia. This was a humiliating defeat, but Russia was simply to weak to fight anymore.
Lenin made peace with [[Germany]] and then withdrew Russia from the war. In March of 1918, Lenin signed the [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk]], which granted Germany many territories, including what is now Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Estonia, and Latvia. This was a humiliating defeat, but Russia was simply to weak to fight anymore.
There was a civil war in Russia from 1918 to 1920 between Lenin's [[Red Army]] and the opposing western [[White Army]]. Ten million people died in the war and five million died in the resulting famine. The Red Army won.
There was a civil war in Russia from 1918 to 1920 between Lenin's [[Red Army]] and the opposing western [[White Army]]. Ten million people died in the war and five million died in the resulting famine. The Red Army won.