The Russian Revolution was caused by growing unrest against the oppressive rule of Tsar Nicholas II. [1] Factory workers labored for long hours in poor conditions and low pay and joined revolutionary groups like the Bolsheviks calling for change. [2] Figures like Vladimir Lenin and Grigori Rasputin influenced events, with Lenin leading the Bolsheviks to overthrow the monarchy and Rasputin gaining favor with the royal family. [3] This ultimately led to the deaths of Nicholas II and his family at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1918, ending centuries of imperial rule in Russia.
2. The Worker’s Plea. We work long hours with little pay! Our working conditions are simply DREADFUL. Please, Tsar Nicholas! Can’t we have more rights and less taxes? … NO.
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13. So does that mean more labor rights? Even for me?! YES GRANNY! EVEN YOU!
