National History Day Communsim By Zylan B Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 2010 The history of communism Feb 21, 1848 Karl Marx writes a book called "The Communist Manifesto " which what modern commusim is based off Jan 22, 1905 Bloody sunday Mar 8, 1917 The Febuary revolution Mar 15, 1917 The Tsar Abdicates Apr 16, 1917 Lenin Arrives in russia Nov 7, 1917 The october Revolution Jul 10, 1920 the planned exucution of Sacco and Venzetti Apr 30, 1922 Stalin is elected General Secretary of the Communist Party Dec 30, 1922 U.S.S.R is formed Dec 30, 1922 Vladimir Lenin was voted the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR Aug 23, 1927 the actual exucution of Sacoo and Venzetti Dec 25, 1991 The fall of the Soviet Union