Who was the leader of Russia before world war 1?

Answer 1

Tsar Nicholas II until 1917 and the March Revolution, then a Provisional Government took charge until the Worker's Soviet (Bolsheviks) took power from them in the October Revolution and installed Valdimir Lenin as Russia's new leader.

Answer 2

The Russian leader prior to the Russian Revolution in 1917 was called the Czar, or Tsar. The Czar was an absolute ruler, like a king.

Answer 3

Czar Nicholas II