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Marxist Revolutionaries Part Ways
Marcist revolutionaries disaree over revolutionary tactics. The radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk it all. Vladmir Lenin becomes the leader -
Russian Japenesse war
Russia and Japan fought for conrol over Korea and manchuria.eventually they signed treaties to stop fighting but russia broke them so japan crushed them leaving Russia humiliated -
The Workers Demands result in "Bloody Sunday"
200,000 workers stormed the czars palace wanting better working conditions and more personal freedom. The czard had them shot leaving 1,000 wounded and 300 dead. Out of this atrocity the czar made a parliment called a duma -
The Duma is created and disbanded
The duma came to order and was dissolved in 10 weeks due to the duma wanting a constitutional monarchy -
Russia dragged into WWI
Russia dragged into WWI, not being prepared to handle the price of war and troops and generals that were poorly trained. Many died due to military errors. Deafeat became normal and 4 million russians dead, wounded, or taken prisoner. -
STRIKE! Soldiers won't shoot side with workers
women textile workers led a strike for food and fuel which turned into 200,000 workers to stop the war and autocracy. soldiers started to shoot but sided with the strikers. Czar Nicholas II and family are executed -
Boleshevik Revolution
Armed factory workers took over the winter palace assuring the Bolsheviks new comunistic government -
Russia give in to Germany
Russians sign the treaty of brest-litovisk with germany and surrender a chunk of land to germany, which is odd because Lenins slogan is Peace, Land, and Bread. Russia is angered at the bolsheviks decision. -
Russian civil war ends
Civil war in russia with the white army of mensheviks vs the red army of boleshivks with the red army outnumbered 3 to 1 .ends with 14 million dead, famine later followed russia was in hell the red army of communism won the war -
Lenin instates his own creation of capitalism
Lenin instates a small scale capitalism allowing commoners to sell surplus crop instead of giving all to the government. the government took over all major industries, banks, and communication. Russia came back to full production power 7 years later -
Stalin Rises to Power
Stalin "the man of steel" started to rise in the communist party Lenin suffers a stroke but survives
