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1898-Exile of Lenin
He was exiled because he was a dangerous radical socialist. -
1905-Bloody Sunday
Unarmed demostrators were fired upon by soldiers of the imperial guard. -
1914- WWI
Russia participated in WWI and used all the resources they had, this left them in poverty. -
1916-murder of Rasputin
Russian nobels killed him to end his influence over the Royal family -
1917- February Revolution, Tsar Abdication
The main result of the February Revolution was the abdication of the Tsar Nicholas II and gave the government to the state of Duma. Russia had been suffering from a number of economic and social problems.
"Peace and Bread" March 8th -
1917- Return of Lenin from exile
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1917- October Revolution
Also called Bolshevik Revolution, was a violent revolution in which they wanted to gain power using soldiers, workers, and peasants. They wanted to overthrow the government. -
1918-1921 - CIvil War
Opposition to the comunist regime.
Was a multi-party war in the former Russian Empire as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future.
Red Army(Bolshevicks) vs. White Army -
1921- NEP (New Economic Policy)
A modified versión of the old capitalist system, mixed economic systems.
Lenin considered the NEP as a strategic retreat from socialism. -
1924- Lenin's death
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1929- Stalin came to power, established a dictatorship.
1024- Stalin expelled Trotsky and by 1929 he had eliminated the Old Bolshevicks from the party.
