Describe the revolution in Russia and the reorganization of the country into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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During the Great War (World War I), Russia was still controlled by the tsar and a wealthy aristocracy. The poorly led and equipped Russian army suffered crushing losses in fighting the Germans. Starvation and shortages led to rebellions throughout Russia. Citizens formed councils (called soviets), and seized army barracks and factories. Amid the turmoil, the tsar abdicated power to a new Provisional Government. Students should recognize the competing groups that fought for control, including the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks (the two wings of the Social Democratic Party) and the Social Revolutionaries. Lenin's Bolsheviks ultimately took control and expanded their power during the October Revolution. The Communists, as the Bolsheviks were called then, defeated their enemies thanks to the new Red Army and the leadership of Leon Trotsky. The new government first recognized the independence of many regions and then combined with them to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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