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Lenin wanted to satisfy the people of Russia who were against the war so he promised them them that the Bolsheviks would do so if they were in power. Also, Russia was taking great losses in the war and thousands of soldiers were deserting and refusing to fight.
When Lenin did take over though he changed his tune and kept the war going while trying to arrange an acceptable peace with Germany. When Germany would not accept surrender on favorable terms he proposed continuing at least a defensive war. Eventually Germany resumed hostilities in full against Russia and only then did Lenin settle the war and then his main motivation was the preservation of his own position in power, because Germany began marching toward his capital with the aim to remove him and replace him with a puppet government.
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Who was the leader of russia after the withdraw from world war 1?
Vladimir Ilych (VI) Lenin (Ulyanov).
How did vladimir Lenin play a part in World War 2?
In 1917, he made the Russian soldiers withdraw from the war.
What did russia surrender in world war 1?
Russia had to withdraw from the war due to the communist revolution in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin.
Was it Kerensky or Lenin who kept Russia involved in World War 1?
Kerensky, who led Provsional Government. Lenin was able to gain support to overthrow that government because he promised to withdraw from the war if he and his Bolsheviks gained power. Lenin made good on that promise with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
Did Vladimir Lenin cause World War 2?
No, he did not because Lenin had died in 1924 and World War 2 did not start until 1939.
