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Russian Revolution
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february revolution
when demonstrators clamoring for bread took the streats in the russian capital of of petrograd -
february revolution
the troops of petrograd army garrison were called out to quell the up rising. some ecounters oppened fire and killed demonstrators. -
lenin returns
he returns exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train -
The Kornilov Affair
a failed coup by General Lavr Kornilov, commander of the Russian Army -
Brest-Litovsk and its consequences
the Bolsheviks were forced to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, This punitive treaty effectively handed over Finland, Poland, the Baltic provinces, Ukraine and Transcaucasia to the Central Powers, together with one-third of the old empire's population, one-third of its agricultural land and three-quarters of its industries. -
The Bolshevik Party
The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party -
capital of russia
The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow -
russian civil war begins
the civil war begins -
Civil War: Whites v Reds
series of campaigns that threatened to crush the revolution, -
russian civil war
russian war ends -
general secretary
Stalin is appointed General Secretary -
The Comintern
The Comintern engineers a communist revolt in Hamburg, Germany
