In 1917, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew Tsar Nicholas II and established a socialist government.
Tsar abolished after February Revolution, which ended up in a broad coalition goverment, consisting of both liberal and socialist parties. Bolsheviks later in October overthrew that and seized power in Moscow and Petrograd. It started Russian Civil War.
Tsar abolished after February Revolution, which ended up in a broad coalition goverment, consisting of both liberal and socialist parties. Bolsheviks later in October overthrew that and seized power in Moscow and Petrograd. It started Russian Civil War.