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Russia entered the 1900’s in great political and economic turmoil. Revolution in Russia was inevitable. Questions such as: when would the revolution take place, what would be the result, who would be in power, and how would Russia continue after a revolution were all questions every citizen had on his or her mind. For one Russian citizen, Alexandra Kollontai, revolution was an answer, not an issue in question. She made her presence known among a group known as the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks supported efforts for revolutionary change, not small social reforms. The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, were in favor of widespread childcare and women’s rights. These two issues were the principal political aspirations of Alexandra Kollontai. She believed that a Bolshevik led revolution gave women an opportunity to develop rapid change. Kollontai believed the time had come for women to be treated equally to men. The best way to derive the thoughts of Alexandra Kollontai is to read the novel which is the story of her life, The Autobiography of A Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman. The first section of the book is titled “The Aims and Worths in My Life”. Here she first told us that to write an autobiography one must have ac