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Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan proclaim their independence from Russia -
Civil War
Bolsheviks, or Reds, and anti-Bolsheviks, or Whites, ravages Russia. -
war with Poland
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War Communism
Policy of "war communism" enunciated, with the state taking control of the whole economy -
Germany Recognizes the Soviet Union
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constitution
Soviet Union adopts constitution based on the dictatorship of the proletariat and stipulating the public ownership of land, Lenin dies and is replaced by Stalin -
United States Recognizes the Soviet Union
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Soviet Union Admitted to League of Nations
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Russian Finnish War
Russian-Finnish war, which ends with Finland ceding territory to the USSR - the present Russian constituent republic of Karelia. -
Germany Invades
Germany invades the USSR and by the end of the year occupies Belarus and most of Ukraine, surrounds Leningrad (now called St Petersburg). -
war on Japan
Soviet Union declares war on Japan, eventually annexing the southern half of Sakhalin and the Kuril islands. -
Allience
Soviet Union and China sign 30-year alliance treaty. -
death
Congress of People's Deputies votes for the dissolution of the Soviet Union. -
End
Russian government takes over offices of USSR in Russia.