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Pre-Revolutionary Russia
Nicholas ll became czar and was the last ruler from the Romanov family. -
Abdicated Power
Czar Nicholas ll gave up his power on this date and ended the 300-year Romanov dynasty in Russia -
The Russian Revolution
Bolsheviks staged a coup d’etat in St. Petersburg, overthrew the provisional government, and members of the provisional government fled or were arrested -
Communist Party
Bolshevik Party officially renamed the Communist Party because they wanted to spread the communist revolution around the world. -
Peace with Germany
Russian signed a peace treaty with Germany and lost much of their western territory and a third of their population. -
Russian Civil War
Communist vs. their political opponents and the communist were known as 'the reds' while their opponents were referred to as 'the whites'. -
Surrendered
'The Whites' surrendered in 1921 because they were outnumbered, disorganized, and poorly equipped. -
Russia
Russia becomes USSR and a new constitution is written. This makes russia a socialist state and was now supposed to be ran by the workers. -
Lenin Deaths
Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin died at age 53 after suffering a series of strokes. Explore nine surprising facts about his tumultuous life, in which he catalyzed revolution, civil war, political crackdowns and radical redistributions of land and wealth. -
Vladimir Lenin
He ruled for 3 years and had complete rule of Russia -
Trotsky vs. Stalin
Ability to remove and appoint government officials
Once he gained control of the government, he exiled Trotsky to Siberia in 1929 -
Joseph Stalin
He ruled the soviet union from 1929-1953 and was responsible for the next major extension of communist control. -
27 million russians died
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Russian revolution
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the eventual rise of the Soviet Union -
Russo-Japanese War
A defeat for russia in the war led to their political instability.
