On March 12, 1917 (New Style / Gregorian calendar), the Russian Empire was in the midst of the February Revolution (O.S. March 8–16). It was a period of mass unrest that would end centuries of Romanov rule. The date falls within the critical phase when Tsar Nicholas II faced mounting pressure from soldiers, workers, and the Duma to end his autocratic reign. He did, and the world was changed forever. Communism took root.
Russia was an autocracy with Tsar Nicholas wielding absolute power. The Bolsheviks ruled in much the same way, and 100 million people died in China and Russia.
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