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Which leader caused the Russian Revolution?
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Wiki User
December 21, 2010 6:23PM
The answer to this question could be Tsar Nicholas II or it could be Vladimir Lenin. The February Revolution was caused by Tsar Nicholas's inept running of the government and the millitary. On the other hand the October Revolution was caused by Vladimir Lenin when he orchestrated the takeover of the Provisional Government in the October Revolution.
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