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CURRENT HISTORY RUSSIA IN REVOLUTION RUSSIA experienced during the four days of March 8-11, 1917, the most dramatic and effective po- litical upheaval in recorded his- tory. The Romanoff dynasty, which had ruled the nation for more than 300 years, was completely overthrown, as in the twinkling of an eye. The most absolute autocracy in the civilized world crumbled and fell almost without a struggle, and was replaced by a modern democratic Government without serious loss of life. The new regime set up by the people is pledged to extremely advanced ideas of liberalism and democracy, including uni- versal suffrage. The news of the revolution came upon the world outside of Russia with startling suddenness on Friday, March 16. next |