The Russian Empire changed its name to the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic (RSFSR) in July 1918. It did not simply change its name to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The USSR came about in December 1922, when the RSFSR joined with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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The provisional Government that ruled Russia after the March 1917 Revolution was chosen by the Duma.
A revolution in Russia
An unlimited government
Russia had no President in 1900. It was a monarchy at that time
The first revolution in Russia, the March one was helped by the oppression people felt toward the Czar. Added to that was food shortages and the war weary people of Russia. Russians feared the Russian monarchy and were happy to see the Czar be forced to step down.