He would read literature written by Karl Marx, a German political philosopher, and soon he would join the revolution called Russian Marxism. ... Stalin would continue a cycle of getting arrested and excelled to Siberia eight times between 1902 and 1917. ... During the first world war, moral was low in the Russian Army. ... Their resentment peaked in February 1917, when a group of soldiers took over the town of St. ... Stalin didn't really have much to do with the revolution, he wrote a few editorials for a popular Russian newspaper, but his contributions where minimal at best. ...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

He became sort of a "rebel" in 1898 when he founded the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. When he participated in the Russian Revolution, it was a definite turning point for him in his life. ... After the Russian Revolution he was elected president of the St. ... When he eventually escaped, he soon became second in command after Lenin in 1917, and then in 1918 he was appointed People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs. ... He wrote many books and articles on the nature of the USSR, fascism, the process of revolution, and cultural issues. ...

• Word Count: 910
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School