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October Revolution
The socialist revolution of October broke out, the Bolshevik Party led by Vladimir Lenin, grabbed the power in Petersburg. This marks the start of the Soviet era -
Formation of the Red Army
The Bolshevik government established the Red Army, the armed forces of the Soviet Union, this army fought in the Russian Civil War. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Soviet government signed this treaty with Germany in order to quit the First World War, even if they lost some territories. -
NEP
The Soviet government introduced the NEP, which allowed limited private property and market mechanisms, it centralized the economy of the country, to revive the economy after the devastation of the civil war. -
End of the Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War ended with the victory of the Red Army over the anti-communist forces and solidified the power of the Soviet Party. -
Birth of the USSR
With the merging of 4 Soviet Republic (The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) the USSR was formed. -
The death of Vladimir Lenin
The first leader of the Soviet Union died, and this led to a power struggle in the party. -
First Five-Year Plan
The Soviet government introduced the first five-year plan which aimed to forcely industrializethe economy and collectivize the agriculture under state control. -
Start of the Great Purge
A massive campaign of political repression led by Joseph Stalin, targeting enemies of the state, and it resulted in huge ammount of executions, arrests and forced labour.