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Tsar Alexander III, Nicholas's father, was the leader of Russia before Nicholas II.
Lenin became Russia's leader because Nicholas II was kicked off the throne by Lenin's followers.
Stalin
Catherine the Great became the leader of Russia after her friends murdered her husband, Peter III, to put her in power.
Joseph Stalin
Hitler was never the leader of Russia.
Hitler was the leader of Germany in 1939.
An elected President.
Lenin
Vladimir Lenin is the leader who wanted to get Russia out of World War 1.
The formal title for the leader of Russia is "President." The current President of Russia is Vladimir Putin.
he became leader of Russia
Czar Nicholas Romanov II was still Russia's leader in 1914. He abdicated in March 1917.
Tsar Nicholas II was the leader of Tsarist Russia in World War 1.
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