The Bolsheviks

By juanamancurti

  • The Bolshevik dictatorship

    The Bolshevik dictatorship
    Lenin had free elections done in 1917; however, he lost so he didn't take them into account.

  • Provisional Government

    Provisional Government
    The Provisional Government took control of Rusia after the Tsar's abdication.

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    A war between the Red and the White Army began.
    This war lead to the execution of the Tsar and his family.

  • The White Army

    The White Army
    The White Army was formed by several groups of anti-bolsheviks.

  • White armies marched on Russia

    White armies marched on Russia
    By the spring of 1918, three separate White armies were marching on western Russia, which was controlled by the Bolshevik.

  • Kolchak's forces

    Kolchak's forces
    Kolchak’s forces were destroyed and meanwhile, the foreign armies withdrew.

  • Last major

    Last major
    The last major from The White Army was defeated in the Crimea.

  • New economic policy

    New economic policy
    Lenin announced the New Economic Policy (NEP). This one brought back capitalism for some sections of Russian society.

  • New Constitution

    New Constitution
    Lenin supervised the making of a New Constitution that turned the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

  • Death of Lenin

    Death of Lenin
    After a series of strokes in 1922 and 1923, Lenin died in January 1924.