The russian revolution took place in 1917. prior to the revolution, imperial russia was run by an emperor, or czar. in 1917, czar nicholas ii abdicated his throne due to the overwhelming protesting. following the abdication of czar nicholas ii, a provisional government was set up to rule the country. a socialist group known as the bolsheviks opposed the provisional government, and their cause was strengthened when their leader vladimir lenin returned from exile in april of 1917. heavily influenced by the teachings of socialist philosopher karl marx, lenin and the bolsheviks saw an opportunity and staged a coup in november of 1917. called the october revolution, the bolsheviks attacked the provisional government and were successful in taking control of the country. lenin became the new leader of russia and quickly set up a radical communist government. raj has to write a paper on the russian revolution. he has found two secondary sources to use. one of them is a biography on vladimir lenin, and the other is a biography on karl marx. which of the following sources would likely give raj a different viewpoint on the russian revolution? a. a speech given to the russian protestors on the eve of the revolution b. a letter written by czar nicholas ii to his brother about his abdication c. a biography on the family of czar nicholas ii, the romanovs d. a letter written from karl marx to communist leader vladimir lenin