The Bolshevik RevolutionThe Bolshevik Revolution began many changes in Russia. One of the most dramatic changes was the change of their form of government to communism. This was prompted by the murder of the Tsar and his family by the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks were sure to implicate the entire family in the murder for fear that one day someone might return and regain power. Thus on July 17, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II and his family were assassinated. Although there were rumors of his daughter Anastasia running away, she never reemerged into society (Mestrovic 18). Another significant change in Russia occurred in 1922. It was declared the USSR when the ethnic territories of the Russian Empire were united with the Russian Soviet Socialist Federation. Republic (Pipe 44). The Bolshevik Revolution led to the end of Russia as a world power due to the subsequent rise of communism, the Cold War, and severe economic depression. There are three main reasons why the Bolshevik Revolution led to the end of Russia as a world power. one of these reasons is the subsequent rise of communism. Vladimir Ilych Lenin planned the uprising of communism in Russia for more than twenty-five years. He finally planned an uprising on November 7, 1917 because a meeting of the Congress of Soviets was scheduled that day. Knowing that no one would dare challenge him, he took control of the capital and called for peace, land reform, and workers' control of the factories (Mestrovic 22). But once in power, Lenin turned his back on all reform programs. The only promise he kept was to get Russia out of the First World War. A few weeks before the November Revolution, Lenin wrote: “We are fighting for another… middle of paper… problems in the USSR today. Bibliography: WORKS CITED Chronology of Russian history. http//www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/chrono3.html(1 March 2000) Cohen, Stephen F. Rethinking the Russian Experience. London. Oxford University Press, 1985 pages 33,36,72 Encarta 2000. [Encyclopedia] Redmond, WA: Microsoft corp., 1993-1999Figes, Orlando. A popular tragedy. New York. Viking Penguin Print, 1997, pages 22-37. Mestrovic, Matthew. What you should know about communism and why New York. Scholastic, 1961 p. 18,22,44Pipes, Richard. Russia under the Bolshevik regime. New York. Alfred A. Knopf, 1993 page 12, 44 The Bolsheviks and Workers control. http://www.geocities.com/W estHollywood/2163/bolintro/html (11 February 2000) Trotsky, Leon. The Russian Revolution.New York. Double Day Anchor Books,1982