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The Russia Revolution was a true political revolution. By this I mean there was a fundamental change in the way leaders came into power and in the goals for the country. In theory, leadership changed from a monarchy to socialism. The goals for the country changed from ownership and control of wealth was by few to control by the proletariat (the workers). In reality the change of leadership and the control of wealth and production …

…family. However, Lenin and the Bolsheviks quickly established themselves as the leader of the people. His motto of “Peace, Land, Bread” lead to Russia dropping out of the War, land being redistributed and a government-run food distribution system. All of this eventually lead to a bloody civil war between the Reds (the communists) and the Whites (supporters of the Czar). Eventually the communists won and took full control of the country and the government by 1921.