Russian revolution

  • Battle of Tannenberg

    Battle of Tannenberg

    The Germans won. The Russians were really struggling with almost the complete destruction of their army
  • the death of Rasputin

    the death of Rasputin

    He was shot by Yusupova, Rasputin ran into a courtyard however he was shot again. Then they tied him up and threw him into the Neva River, where they thought he died. They then burned his body to make sure he completely died.
  • The establishment of the provisional government under Kerensky

    The establishment of the provisional government under Kerensky

    It was a temporary form of government after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
  • The March Revolution/ end of the monarchy

    The March Revolution/ end of the monarchy

    The end of the monarchy was replaced and overthrown by the provisional government
  • Lenin’s return from exile

    Lenin’s return from exile

    he came back to rule over the Bolsheviks, he found a passage through Germany, it was a secret.
  • The Bolshevik takeover in November

    The Bolshevik takeover in November

    the people of the Bolsheviks party, they stormed the capital of Russia.
  • The Russian Civil War Starts

    The Russian Civil War Starts

    The war was sparked by the provisional government
  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Russia withdrew from WWI and because of this they lost major land.
  • Assassination of the Romanov family

    Assassination of the Romanov family

    Nicholas II and his wife and his five kids were all shot, under the orders of the soviet union. They even shot the dog.
  • Lenin’s establishment of the Comintern

    Lenin’s establishment of the Comintern

    this was to keep communism within Russia.
  • Lenin’s New Economic Policy

    Lenin’s New Economic Policy

    The system would be a free market and operate in a profit basis.
  • Reds win Civil War

    Reds win Civil War

    The reds won because of strong leaders and they were all fighting and working together, they were more united.
  • Lenin’s death

    Lenin’s death

    He died at age 53 after going into a coma. His official cause of death was a disease of the blood.
  • Stalin’s first Five-Year Plan

    Stalin’s first Five-Year Plan

    It was for collectivization of agriculture and the fuel extraction and steel production .
  • The Great Purge

    The Great Purge

    It was to get rid of the soviet union and eliminate public leaders.
  • Trotsky flees to Mexico

    Trotsky flees to Mexico

    He was outmaneuvered by Stalin and expelled from the Politburo and he went to turkey, France, and Norway before he settled in Mexico.