But the conspiracy backfired, hastening the coming Russian Revolution Carolyn Harris; Updated by Sonja Anderson The Soviet leader, who died on August 30 at age 91, attempted to enact "revolution ...

Many feared that foreign intervention would bring an end to Russian independence in the event of White victory. Given the choice between the Bolsheviks and the Whites, it was hardly surprising ...

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1905 Revolution — Causes and events The 1905 ... events and effects The dire social conditions of the Russian people, rural and urban, and unpopularity of the Tsar's regime forced him to ...