Russian Revolution

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    Russian Revolution

  • february revolution

    february revolution
    when demonstrators clamoring for bread took the streats in the russian capital of of petrograd
  • february revolution

    february revolution
    the troops of petrograd army garrison were called out to quell the up rising. some ecounters oppened fire and killed demonstrators.
  • lenin returns

    lenin returns
    he returns exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train
  • The Kornilov Affair

    The Kornilov Affair
    a failed coup by General Lavr Kornilov, commander of the Russian Army
  • Brest-Litovsk and its consequences

    Brest-Litovsk and its consequences
    the Bolsheviks were forced to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, This punitive treaty effectively handed over Finland, Poland, the Baltic provinces, Ukraine and Transcaucasia to the Central Powers, together with one-third of the old empire's population, one-third of its agricultural land and three-quarters of its industries.
  • The Bolshevik Party

    The Bolshevik Party
    The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party
  • capital of russia

    capital of russia
    The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow
  • russian civil war begins

    russian civil war begins
    the civil war begins
  • Civil War: Whites v Reds

    Civil War: Whites v Reds
    series of campaigns that threatened to crush the revolution,
  • russian civil war

    russian civil war
    russian war ends
  • general secretary

    general secretary
    Stalin is appointed General Secretary
  • The Comintern

    The Comintern engineers a communist revolt in Hamburg, Germany