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While there were many contributing factors to the collapse of Tsarist
Russia in 1917, the Peoples Revolution was caused by a war weary
population, and a rise in political activism by leaders like Stalin
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Answer: Very Long
Explanation: The game itself has eight chapters, each of which take very different amounts of time to complete. In a standard playthrough with an average amount of exploration, Journey can be completed in about two hours or so.
The war grew out of rival ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan. Both of them sought control over Manchuria and Korea.
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The war started when Japan offered to recognize Russian dominance in Manchuria in exchange for recognition of Korea as a Japanese sphere of influence. Russia refused, and demanded that Korea north of the 39th parallel be a neutral buffer zone between the two powers. The Japanese government perceived this as a direct threat to its strategic interests from the Russian Empire, and chose to go to war.
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