Russian Revolution

By Logan Trigo

  • Battle of Tannenberg (WWI)

    Battle of Tannenberg (WWI)
    The Battle was between Russia and Germany, it resulted in an almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army and a suicide from its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov.

  • The death of Rasputin

    The death of Rasputin
    Rasputin was found dead with three gunshot wounds, one of which was a close-range shot to his forehead. His death was a planned attack.

  • The March Revolution/End of The Monarchy

    The March Revolution/End of The Monarchy
    These were two Russian Revolutions, the first was in February and aimed to overthrow the imperial government, and the second was in October and had placed the Bolsheviks in power.

  • The establishment of the provisional government under Kerensky

    The establishment of the provisional government under Kerensky
    The establishment of the provisional government had aimed to establish liberal program of rights such as freedom of speech, equality before the law, and the right of unions to organize and strike.

  • Lenin’s return from exile

    Lenin’s return from exile
    Lenin had planned to return to Russia to take charge of the Bolsheviks but realized many passages into the country were blocked, he made a plan to go through Germany while Russia was at war with them.

  • The Russian Civil War Starts

    The Russian Civil War Starts
    The Russian civil war started from the overthrowing of the social-democratic Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, it had aimed to defeat and exodus the White movement, and much more.

  • Reds win Civil War

    Reds win Civil War
    The reds had won the civil war due to ruthless tactics, propaganda to great effect, and geographical position.

  • The Bolshevik Takeover

    The Bolshevik Takeover
    Revolutionaries led by Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin launched an almost bloodless seizure of power against the Duma's provisional government.

  • Lenin’s establishment of the Comintern

    Lenin’s establishment of the Comintern
    The goal of Lenin's establishment of the Comintern was for the central policy of the Comintern under Lenin's leadership for communist parties to be established across the world to aid the international proletarian revolution.

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
    The goal for the treaty of Brest-Litovsk was to allow Finland, Georgia, and Ukraine to be separate states. give the Central Powers Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. and cede territory to Turkey.

  • The Assassination of the Romanov family

    The Assassination of the Romanov family
    The Romanov family, consisting of 7 people, had been shot and bayoneted to death by Bolshevik revolutionaries under Yakov Yurovsky.

  • Lenin’s New Economic Policy

    Lenin’s New Economic Policy
    Lenin's new policy had aimed to take a step back from central planning and allow the economy to become more independent.

  • The death of Vladimir Lenin

    The death of Vladimir Lenin
    Vladimir Lenin had been 53 years of age at his death, he had died due to a Hemorrhagic stroke.

  • Stalin’s first Five-Year Plan

    Stalin’s first Five-Year Plan
    Stalin had announced the start of the first five-year plan for industrialization that aimed to initiate rapid and large-scale industrialization across the USSR.

  • The Great Purge

    The Great Purge
    The Great Purge had been in the Soviet Union, it had consisted of elimination of political opponents, and consolidation of power. It had been a large-scale repression of wealthy peasants.

  • Trotsky flees to Mexico

    Trotsky flees to Mexico
    Trotsky fled to Mexico after many other country's, he originally fled after being outmaneuvered by Joseph Stalin and his allies and losing his positions.