Ten Historical Points in Russian History

By Bellses

  • Lenin's Death

    Lenin's Death
    Vladimir Ilynich Ulyanov (alias Vladimir Lenin) dies of a heart attack.

  • Trotsky Resigns

    Trotsky Resigns
    Leon Trotsky, Lenin's former head of military, is forced by Stalin to resign from military offices after Lenin's death.

  • Stalin's Five Year Plan

    Stalin's Five Year Plan
    Stalin's first Five Year Plan to industrialize Russia by way of collectivizing farming (along with other methods) is put ino effect.

  • Trotsky's Death

    Trotsky's Death
    Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico by Ramon Mercador at Stalin's order. This photo is of his house in Mexico City.

  • Soviet Armies Shell Berlin

    Soviet Armies Shell Berlin
    The Soviet armies begin shelling Berlin as a result of the Berlin War.

  • Krushchev Succeeds Stalin

    Krushchev Succeeds Stalin
    This is a clip of Khrushchev's famous "Shoe Speech" at the United Nations in 1960.Stalin's successor, Krushchev, is elected as First Secretary of the Soviet Union.

  • Soviet Government Makes Peace With Somalia

    Soviet Government Makes Peace With Somalia
    The Soviet Union signs a peace and cooperation treaty with the Somali government.

  • Brezhnev's Death

    Brezhnev's Death
    Leonid Brezhnev, now the leader of the USSR, dies of a heart attack.

  • Soviet Union Dissolves

    Soviet Union Dissolves
    The leaders of Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine sign the Belavezha Accords, thereby dissolving the USSR.

  • Putin Wins Election

    Putin Wins Election
    Vladimir Putin wins the Russian Presidential Election.