The Soviet Union

By lkloiber1224

  • The Bolsheviks

    The Bolsheviks
    After the destruction of the royal family, the Bolsheviks waste no time in seizing the power.

  • the russian revolution

    the russian revolution
    The Russian Revolution is what began the rise to communism. This revolution overthrew the Tsar and the royal family forming a rift between the people and the government.

  • Vladmir Lenin

    Vladmir Lenin
    In the year of 1918, a man named Vlamir Lenin, created a new government after the Tsar stepped down. Lenin then signed a treaty with Germany, ending the war.

  • The USSR

    The USSR
    In 1922, Russia officially became the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR.

  • Joseph Stalin

    Joseph Stalin
    After the death of Vladmir LeninIn, Russia gets a new dictator, Joseph Stalin.

  • The non-aggression pact

    The non-aggression pact
    In the year 1939, the USSR and Germany signed the Non-aggression pact. This pact was an aggreement that neither Germany or the USSR would attack one another.

  • The Cold War

    The Cold War
    The Cold War played a huge part in the downfall of the Soviet Union and communism.

  • The USSR Becomes Communist

    The USSR Becomes Communist
    After Russia became the USSR, it wasn't long after that they officially became a communist nation.

  • Stagnation

    Stagnation
    Not soon after the Cold War, Russia fell into a long and tiring period of economic stagnation, that ultimately lead to the fall of the Soviet Union.

  • The fall of Communism

    The fall of Communism
    The fall of communism began on November 9th in 1989 at the Berlin wall. The people were so excited to be done with the rule of a cruel dictator, that they cheered together and began to tear down the wall, sybolizing the end of the communist rule.