Treaty of Portsmouth and Russo-Japanese War (Office of the Historian)
Causes of the 1905 Revolution
We also had a reading related to the Leninist interpretations of Marxism that will help us to begin understanding the methods that Lenin and his compatriots used to establish themselves as rulers over the U.S.S.R. The factors include: persuasion and coercion; the role of leaders; ideology; the use of force; propaganda.
Lenin and the First Communist Revolution