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Why did the Russian Revolution happen in 1917?

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Because Bloody Sunday in 1905 and the Russian defeat in the Russo-Japanese war both helped lead to the 1917 Revolution

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Answer: The Russian Revolution took place in 1917 when the peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. They were led by Vladimir Lenin and a group of revolutionaries called the Bolsheviks. The new communist government created the country of the Soviet Union.

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