1917
Czar Nickolas II
Nicholas Romanov II was Czar before the Russian Revolution.
Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown in the February Revolution of 1917 when he abdicated in March. Communist rule was not established until the end of October that year when the October Revolution by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks (later renamed Communists) overthrew Russia's Provisional Government and took over.
Lenin and his Communist party did not have a large part in the resignation of the Czar in 1917.
He was over thrown
Lenin and his group members are the ones who lead the 1941 Russian revolution to overthrow the czar.
Peter the Great (or Peter the Terrible, same guy but serious he played a major role in the Russian's history!) Catherine the Great, Nicholas Romanov (last)Going back over tsarist history the main ones include:Ivan III (first to call himself Czar)Ivan IV (the Terrible; first to be crowned Czar)Michael (first of the Romanov czars)Peter the Great (the czar who westernized Russia)Catherine the Great (added vast amounts of territory to the country)Alexander I (defeated Napoleon)Alexander II (freed the serfs)Nicholas II (the last czar)
Czar Nicholas the second was so weak that he decided to use the secret police force to rule over his people.
Very carefully
The Russian Revolution(1917), and the over throw of the Czar
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The Chinese Communists took over the country in 1949