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Russian Revolution
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Revolution
In 1917 the first revolution in Russia takes place which would topple the Romanov dynasty. -
Lenin Returns to Russia
Lenin came back to Russia to become the leader. -
Red Guards
The Red Guards joined Russian sailors to attack the provisional government. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk giving up much of its territory and its population. -
Trotsky
Trotsky was a long time member of the Bolshevik underground, but in 1920 he became the general secretary and built up a loyal group of communist followers who owed there jobs to him. -
Civil War
In 1920 the Russian civil war ends. -
NEP
In 1921 Lenin adopted the NEP or New Economic Policy. -
Communists
In 1921 the Communists defeat there foes and leaves Russia in chaos. -
Communism
In 1922 the Communist in Russia created a constitution that seemed both democratic and socialist. -
USSR
In 1922 in Russia the USSR or Union of Soviet Socialist Republic is created. -
Lenin's Death
Lenin had been killed and a few days later tens of thousands of people gathered in Moscow's Red Square to see his body. -
Fight for Power
After Lenin's sudden death in 1924 there was huge fight for power between Trotsky, who was a skilled political speaker, Marxist thinker, and a architect of Bolshevik Revolution, and his main contender Stalin. Stalin was a shrewd political operator and a behind the scenes organizer. -
Losing Britain
In 1926 Britain broke off relations with the Soviets because they discovered that they had schemes to turn an attack into a revolution. -
End of Armed Resistance
The armed resistance ended and living conditions improved because food and idustrial production began to rise. -
Five Year Plan
Stalin creates the Five Year plan to plan for Soviet economic growth. -
Fled Country
Trotsky fled the counrty in 1929 because Stalin sent his secret police to kill him. -
The Great Purge
The Great Purge was launched in 1934 by Stalin in which millions of people would be killed or sent to forced labor camps. -
Show Trials
In 1936 Stalin showed a spectacular series of show trials which are torturing leaders until they confess to crimes. -
Trotksy's Death
In 1940 Trotsky was killed in Mexico by Stalin's agent using an ice pick. -
Stalin's Death
In 1953 Stalin died from cerebral hemorrhage which is a sub-type of stroke.
