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    Bolshevik Revolution: From Tsarist Collapse to Soviet Power

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    Explore how a small group of revolutionaries toppled 300 years of imperial rule and created the world's first socialist state. From bread riots to civil war, discover the dramatic transformation that reshaped the 20th century.

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