The Russian Revolution took place during difficult time in Russia. These troubles began before World War I and lasted up until 1930's. Russia's population was made up of mostly poor, starving peasants. A small working and middle class began to rise to help industrialize Russia. But a corrupt government made it difficult for Russia to advance. This added to the turmoil. World War I placed a serious hurt on Russia. Although at first it raised national pride and enthusiasm, it quickly drained resources and poorly trained peasants quickly found themselves fighting with no weapons. This war sent over 2 million Russians to their death in 1915 alone. Turning points for the Russian revolution were the March Revolution, the November Revolution and Stalin coming to power.

In 1920 Joseph Stalin came to power as general secretary of the party. He used his position to build a loyal following who owed their jobs to him. Once Stalin came to power he established his 5-year plan, His plans included turning the Soviet Union into a modern industrial power. It was also aimed at building heavy industry, improving transportation, and increasing farm output. He also established a command economy where government officials made all basic economic decisions. The government pushed workers to meet his goal of the five-year plan. The government gave bonuses to those who met the demands, and punishing those who didn't. However he produced mixed results.

The Russian revolution did not bring much change to the society. And the few changes that did occur only affected a small majority of the people. The people soon found t

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