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Nicholas II
Nicholas II, son of the Tsar Alejndro III, was the last Tsar of Russia. His reign fell with the uprising of the Russian Revolution. He was forced to abdicate and later on he was murdered. -
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Lenin
Russian communist who adopted Karl Marx ideals to start a proletarian revolution in Russia. As the revolution succeeded, he became the leader of the USSR. -
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Iosif Stalin
Successor of Lenin, tranformed Russia into the second world power within only a decade. -
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Transiberian
Network of railways which conect Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. -
Russo-Japanese War
This event confronted the Empire of Russia and the Empire of Japan. Took place in the Oriental part of Russia and the Yellow Sea. Japan won the war in 1905 and for the first time Asia won an European country in a war. -
Bloody Sunday
Workers led by the priest Apollonovich went to the Tsar Winter Palace in order to manifest for their rights but Nicholas II decided to shoot at the manifestants. Over 200 people were killed. -
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WW1
War between countries in Europe due to tension between the Imperialism. New weapons and war techniques were involved. -
Murder of Rasputin
Rasputin was a monk who worked for the Russian Nobility. He was supposed to have healing powers. There were several tries to assassinate him. Vladímir Purishkévich, Demetrio Románov and Félix Yusúpov finally killed him shooting at him several times. -
Division of Marxists into two groups
During the Civil War, two different ideals split from marxism, Menshevik and Bolshevik. The Bolsheviks wanted to exterminate the bourgeoisie whereas the Mesheviks wanted to keep them alive to use their help in the revolution. -
March Revolution
Event that led to the abdication of the Tsar Nicholas II. -
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Provisional Government
Government set after the Tsar abdicated which ruled several months. Georgy Lvov and Alexander Kerensky served the government. -
October Revolution
The Bolsheviks broke into the Winter Palace and made the Tsar abdicate. They put into work the provisional government and created the USSR. -
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Civil War in Russia
Civil war between the Red Army (Bolsheviks) and the White Army (Anti-Communist forces). It took 5 years but the Red Army finally took control of the country. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty singed during the WWI in which Russia renunced to some lands, -
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NEP
The New Economical Policy was an economic plan made by Lenin to increase the economy of Russia after 5 years of civil war. It adopted some ideas of capitalism but remained communism in the base. Stalin took away this economic plan and put into action the five years plan. -
USSR
The USSR was born as a result of communist revolutions and the abdication of the Tsar. It lasted until 1991 -
Exile of Trotsky
Politician and leader of the Red Army, he exiled into Mexico because he opposed Stalin. He was later murdered by a member of the NKVD.
