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Revolution of 1905 and the October Manifesto
This picture represents the Revolution because a peaceful march turned into "Bloody Sunday". -
Beginning of WWI
The image represents the Beginning of WWI because everything from here escalates into the Russian Civil War. -
Tsar Nicholas II takes control over the military
The image is a clown because Tsar Nicholas was a clown for taking over the military with no militia experience. -
Brusilov Offensive
This image is used to symbolize how during the Brusilov Offensive, suprise artillery attacks were used. -
Trotsky Organizes Red Guard to Defend Petrograd
This shows that during the process of putting an end to the Kornilov Offensive, Lenin and Trotsky gained political and social influence and popularity. -
Assassination of Rasputin
The picture represents the Assassination of Rasputin because it was a shock to the people that the government would assassinate a man. -
International Women's Day in Petrograd
The picture represents International Women's Day because it ended up turning into a huge protest that involved everybody. -
Nicholas II Abdicates
The picture represents the Abdication because the Tsar rule is now over. -
Provisional Government Formed
This picture represents the Provisional Government because the government was a lot like we see democracies. -
Return of Lenin from Exile
The picture represents Lenin because a lot like Napoleon, as soon as he returned from exile, he made a huge difference. -
April Theses Published
This image depicts Lenin adressing the people regarding his April Theses, showing his determination and goals to appeal to the workers and the public rather than thoes in power. This is how he gained support. -
First All-Russian Congress of Soviets Meets
This image shows the first meeting of the all-Russian Congress of the Soviet. The amount of people that are there shows the support for the congress, and can explain how the Soviet grew so massive in power. -
July Days
This image shows the brutality of the July Days, which spanned from July 16-20 1917. -
Kornilov Affair
This picture shows how Lenin and Trotsky were called upon to defeat this offensive by Alexander Kerensky. Lenin was seen as a hero after this. -
Constituent Assembly Meets and is Disbanded
The image represents the Assembly meeting as the picture shown includes people meeting around a table to discuss the future -
Bolsheviks overthrow the Provisional Government and take control
This shows how the Bolsheviks stormed the winter palace and took power from the Provisional Govenment, then placing it in the hands of the Soviet. -
Ukraine Brought Under Soviet Control
This image shows what land Russia took when they took control of Russia -
Formation of Cheka
The image represents the Cheka because the Cheka was the secret Police -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The picture of paper represent the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk as it was signed on paper by the Germans and Bolsheviks -
Wartime Communism Created
This image represents someone giving a speech; just as the Bolsheviks did to enforce War Communism -
Red Terror
This political cartoon represents how Red Terror would do anything it wanted. And that is was very powerful given the size of the skeleton in the cartoon -
Kolchak begins serious attacks on Reds from Serbia
This image is Kolchak one of the leaders of the Whites -
Poles move towards Kiev
This image depicts the Polish forces moving into Kiev during the Polish-Soviet War -
Soviets Attempt to Take Warsaw
The photo represents the event because it shows some communist leaders throughout history, highlighting the spread of communism, which was the goal in trying to take Warsaw. -
Tambov Rebellion
The picture represents the event because the Red Army used chemical weapons to crush the peasant protest, as well as mass arrests. -
Kronstadt Uprising
The image represents the event because the uprising was carried out by sailors at the Kronstadt naval base, who were former Bolshevik supporters. -
Ending of Wartime Communism
The image represents the event because the end of War Communism brought the NEP, which introduced some capitalist ideas back into Russia, allowing for a better economy. -
Treaty of Rapallo
The image represents the event because the treaty showed the work between the soviet Russia and Weimar Germany. -
Formation of Soviet Union
The image shows the main symbol of the Soviet Union, the hammer and the sickle. -
Lenin Dies
An image of a newspaper, stating the death of Lenin (I think in the US), showing just how big of a deal his death was.