Till 1917, Russia had been governed by the Russian monarchy known as the Czar, which controlled the land for over 300 years. This was an autocratic government where the Czar was powerful, unchallenged, and never questioned. Until 1905, Russia did not have political parties of elections. Either the czar or the appointed minister handled all matter of the country. The bureaucracy, the Orthodox church, and the police and army ensured the authority of the government. Russia had a …showed first 75 words of 1454 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1454 total…to be able to make their own decisions and the October Revolution took place. This phase of the Russian Revolution occurred as a result of the ineffectiveness of the Provisional Government, which was established to replace the vacancy of authority, a strong opposition toward the Russian government, caused by remaining in World War I, and the uprisings of the Bolshevik Party defeated the overthrew the Provisional Government and established soviet rule by V.I. Lenin.