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Russia was a monarchy run by Czar Nicholas II until he abdicated the throne in March 1917. Then it was ruled by a government of ministers called the Provisional Government until the Communist takeover in October 1917.

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No. But, Karl Marx was working on Communism before Lenin put it into practice.

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Russia did not have a democracy before Lenin. Russia was an empire run by an emperor called a Tsar or Czar,

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Was Vladimir Lenin the leader or Russia before Joseph Stalin?

Yes, he was.


What was Vladimir Lenin?

Vladimir Lenin was the leader of Russia from 1917 to 1922. He was a communist, and he turned Russia into the Soviet Union. Lenin was predecessor to Stalin.


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Vladimir Lenin lived in Russia.


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Lenin shifted in favor of a transition between Tsarism and democracy.


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What happened after lenin was returned to russia?

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