Russian Revolution

By sauvil01@student.dasd.org

  • Battle of Tannenberg

    Battle of Tannenberg
    This battle was fought between Russia and Germany. This battle resulted in almost the complete destruction of the Russian Second Army.

  • The death of Rasputin

    The death of Rasputin
    Rasputin befriended the last emperor of Russia. He was assassinated by a group of conservative noblemen who hated his influence over the imperial family.

  • The March Revolution

    The March Revolution
    The monarchy was overthrown and replaced by the provincial government.

  • The establishment of the provisional government under Kerensky

    The establishment of the provisional government under Kerensky
    He was the Minister of Justice, Minister of War, Then the government's second Minister-Chairman. Leader of the social-democratic Trudovik faction of the Socialist Revolutionary party.

  • Lenin's return from exile

    Lenin's return from exile
    He decided to return back to Russia to take charge of the Bolsheviks.

  • The Russian Civil War starts

    The Russian Civil War starts
    civil war broke out in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. This war started because of the opposition against the Bolsheviks.

  • The Bolshevik takeover in November

    The Bolshevik takeover in November
    members of the Bolshevik political party took power in the capital of Russia, Petrograd. This led to victory in the Russian civil war that led to the Soviet Union.

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
    A separate peace treaty between Soviet Russian and the Central Powers saying that Russia withdrew from WWI

  • Assassination of the Romanov family

    Assassination of the Romanov family
    They were shot and bayoneted to death by Bolshevik revolutionaries under Yavok Yurovsky. Stalin didn't want to share his power, because the Romanov family was very powerful and well known, so he made people torture and kill them.

  • Lenin’s establishment of the Comintern

    Lenin’s establishment of the Comintern
    The Comintern stated that communist parties should be established across the world to aid the international proletarian revolution.

  • Lenin’s New Economic Policy

    Lenin’s New Economic Policy
    This policy allowed stability to the people and allowed the Soviet people to recover from years of fighting.

  • Red's win Civil War

    Red's win Civil War
    The red army used ruthless tactics to defeat the White Army in the Russian Civil war.

  • Lenin’s death

    Lenin’s death
    He was a Russian revolutionary, politician, political theorist, and the first leader of the Soviet Union. He died from a hemorrhage stroke at the age of 54.

  • Stalin’s first Five-Year Plan

    Stalin’s first Five-Year Plan
    This plan allowed rapid growth of heavy industry for the Soviet union. This led to an increase in power, iron, steel, chemicals, transport, and communication.

  • Trotsky flees to Mexico

    Trotsky flees to Mexico
    He was overpowered by Stalin and his allies. He was exiled to Alma Ata. He lived in Turkey, France, and Norway before settling in Mexico.

  • The Great Purge

    The Great Purge
    The Great Purge was also known as the Great Terror because there were so many killings and abuse happening. It was the elimination of political opponents and to give Stalin all power.