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20th Century Russia
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Creation of Communist party
When the Bolshivek faction split away from the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, they formed thier own party to supress the other factions. Thier's is the first party to utilize communist aspects and ways of thinking. -
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The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution is a collective term for a series of Revolutions that occured in 1917. It destroyed the Tsarist Autocracy and was replaced with the Russian Provisional Government, and eventually, Communism. The February and October Revolutions took place mainly in Petrograd, now St. Petersburg -
Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolshekiv Revolution, or the October Revolution, was an armed insurrection in Petrograd which overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and gave birth to communism and Soviet Russia. -
Lenin's New Economic Policy
Vladimir Lenin's new economic policy sanctioned the coexistence of private and public sectors, which were incorporated in the NEP. It was described as a more "free-minded" way of controlling the economy. -
Establishment of U.S.S.R.
The foundation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics followed the russian revolution of 1917. The revolution created a power struggle between the Bolshivek and Manshivek parties. led by Vladimir Lenin, the Bolshiveks won the power struggle and gained control of Russia. -
Stalin's Five Year Plan
The FIve Year Plan was a list of economiv goals that was intended to fortify Russia's economy. Tactics such as keeping detailed records of manufactured and exported goods were adopted. As a result, Russia produced nearly double the Iron, Coal, Steel, Oil, And electricity. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union had sent a massive cargo of military supplies to Cuba, however, US spy planes photographed the shipment, which included surface to air missiles. The US then declared that any attack by Cuba, would also be an attack by the Soviet Union. The Soviet union then withdrew the supplies, only if the US guaranteed that they wouldnt attack Cuba -
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Glastnost and Perestoika
Glastnost and Perestroika were words used to describe a political movement in the Soviet Union which ocurred in the 80's. It allowed various ministries to act more independantly, but its main goal was to maximise the efficeincy of socialism, to meet the demands of its Soviet consumers. -
End of the Communist Party
A failed Coup d'état led by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union who opposed to the new reform program and union treaty proposed my president Mikhail Gorbachev. The Coup was mainly staged in Moscow, where the leaders held a civil resistance for two days before Gorbachev returned to Government. Although the Coup failed, it is though to ave destabilized the communist party to the point of its collapse. -
Implementation of Democracy
Boris Yeltsin argued that the heavily amended 1978 Constitution of Russia was outdated, and didnt grant the president enough power. He used his presidential powers to form a sympathetic constitutional assembly, which quickly came up with a draft constitution, which went on to be supported by 58.4 percent of registered voters. It includes a legislative, executive, and judicial branch, and is based on a republican form of government. -
Russian Stock Market Crash
Also known as the Ruble Crisis, it happened because of lowered productivity, an artificially high exchange rate between the ruble and foreign currency, and a chronic fiscal deficit. It led to Russia devaulting the Ruble, and the liquidation of many large companies.
