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After the failure of the 1905 Russian Revoltion, Lenin fled into exile. Numberous others involved were executed. Were Lenin to at some point be captured, he could be among them. He could also be shot resisting arrest, "shot resisting arrest", or commit suicide to avoid arrest. There are many opportunities for the revolution to lead to his death.

With Lenin gone, how do things look for the Bolsheviks in 1917? Do they have any sort of chance? If not, what is the provisional government likely to lead to for Russia? What's the worst that can happen? What's the best that can happen?
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