The Russian Revolution was one of the wars that significantly shaped Russia. The revolution started because of Nicholas II or the czar of Russia. It also didn't help that Russia lost a war with Japan. When Russia went to war on the allies side during World War I, they lost to Germany because the allies had a major disadvantage. This in return divided Russia. The governments around the world were affected by the Russian revolution …
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…Russian Empire. Soon after the civil war ended, Russia was again faced with another problem, the cold war. The Revolution turned Russia and it's economy upside down, but in the end turned Russia for the better. Without the fall of the Romanov dynasty, Bloody Sunday, World War I, and the factors that led to the startings of the Russian Revolution, Russia might still be that awful place to live in that it was back then.