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The German government allowed Lenin to travel through Germany to Russia.
It was smart for Germany to sneak Lenin back into Russia because they were currently at war with Russia. Germany wanted Lenin to take Russia out from the inside, creating a rebellion that would collapse the government and lead to German victory.
Answer: Russia mobilized along the German border. Russia's mobilization amounted to a declaration of war. On August 1, German government declare war on Russia.
The causes of the civil war in Russia was when the Kaiserwho was the ruler of Germany at the time encouraged the Bolshevieks wanted to overthrow the current government at the time, and protected Lenin who was currently in exile, as he went back to help the revolution in Russia that was eventually to lead to Pro-Bolsheviek forces fighting the Government loyalists who did not want to Government to fall. The Effects of this were that 1) Russia Withdrew from the war with Germany because the Russian Army refused to fight, and also, once the Civil War was over Russia turned on Germany and Once again fought against Germany.
The French and English fighting on the Western Front.
The Bolshevik Revolution changed Russian objectives. //NovaNet
The bolshevik revolution changed Russian objectives.
wanted to retain power and avoid German occupation
If you mean during WW1, while the Provisional Government was in control of Russia, Lenin returned to Petrograd on the 16th April with the help of theGerman government (because the Germans figured that if the Bolsheviks were in power of Russia, they'd withdraw from the war and even if they failed to seize power, the turmoil in Russia could only help Germany's war aims).
Russia was not an ally of Germany in World War 1.
'cause Russia tripped Germany and Germany fell in the mud
When Vladimir Lenin overthrew Russia's Provisional Government, he entered into the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ending Russia's involvement in World War 1.