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It was an uprising in Russia which prompted Tsar Nicholas II to transform the autocracy in place to a constitutional monarchy. Bloody Sunday took part in this in which tsarist police shot at innocent people. October Manifesto was the document stating this transformation. The image demonstrates what Bloody Sunday looked like. -
WII for Russia began as a result of the agreements between Serbia and Russia to back each other up in the event of war. After Serbia and Austro Hungary began their conflict, Russia was prompted into war as well. The picture portrays the different alliances in WWI. -
Tsar Nicholas II took personal control of the army demonstrating that he was not completely impotent in his rule (controlled by Rasputin). However, this meant that all military failures would be his personal fault and responsibility. The picture shows the tsarist troops in WWI. -
The deadly Brusilov offensive occurred from June to September of 1916. It contained an attack on Russia that killed between 500,000 to 1,000,000 Russians, weakening its army. This is significant because it played a part in Russia's collapsing in 1917. The image used here is significant as it shows the plan and map for this offensive. -
Rasputin was well hated throughout Russia for the fact that he controlled Tsar Nicholas II and his family. He was assassinated by Russian nobles. The picture is a photograph of Rasputin. -
The First All-Russian Congress of Soviets met in June 1917 in Petrograd to elect an Executive Committee and its Chairman (Nikolay Chkheidze). It used Social Revolutionary and Merchevik resolutions as opposed to Bolshevik solutions. This picture depicts negotiations and decision-making during the congress's meetings. -
A period in August of 1917 where a counter-revolution sparked against the provisional government from within its own army. This was how Lenin and the Bolsheviks came to power. The photo displays Kornilov’s soldiers surrendering their weapons to the opposing side. This displays the outcome of the affair as it was a failure for the Kornilov army. -
Provisional Government was formed in March 1917 by the temporary committee to run Russia until an assembly was elected as Russia was falling apart economically, politically, and socially. This was done following the fall of Tsar Nicholas II. This photo depicts the committee that was appointed for the Provisional Government. -
The Red Guard was organized by Trotsky to overthrow the provisional government in 1917. They were sent to Moscow and Petrograd to control the outlying areas of Russia in 1917 and 1918. The photo depicts Russia’s Red Guard. It is seen that they are carrying weapons which reflects their violent nature and approaches. -
Elections for a parliament were promised by Lenin and held in November of 1917. The Bolsheviks did not win the majority of seats, so the assembly was shut down after one day by Lenin. This introduced the communist dictatorship of the Bolsheviks. The photo portrays Lenin campaigning for the constituent assembly elections. This photo reflects the outcome of the election in the violent nature of the followers, which shows that the loss of Lenin in the elections would not be accepted. -
The International Women’s Day March was a huge revolt against the conditions, calling for an end to the World war, food shortages, and an end to tsar rule, in Russia in which other people besides women joined and workers went on strike. The only way to satisfy the peace was for the tsar to abdicate. The photo is an image of the march -
As a result of the International Day Women’s Day revolt, the only way for the tsar to satisfy the peace in Russia was for him to abdicate. First he attempted to give away the throne, after other monarchs denied it, he was forced to end Romanov rule. The image shows a picture of Tsar Nicholas. -
Lenin's April Thesis was published on April 7, 1917, which called for Soviet control of the State. He called for an end to the war and famously said, "Peace, bread, and land," as well as "all power to the Soviets!" It is extremely significant as it played a part in motivating the July Days and October Revolution. This picture shows Lenin delivering his ideas present in the April Theses, which were his main political goals at the time. -
Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Party, returned to Russia on April 16, 1917. He led the Bolsheviks to overthrow the Provisional Government during the October revolution. This photo is significant as it shows Lenin's returning back to lead the Bolsheviks. -
The July Days occurred from July 16-20, 1917, and were a time period where Petrograd's workers and soldiers had an armed and violent demonstration against the Provisional Government. This is significant because the government placed the blame on the BOlshevik Party, arresting its leadership (like Trotsky). Lenin fled to Finland. The image here depicts the violence and experience during the July days and what they looked like. -
The Bolshevik armed forces held an insurrection of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg and overthrew the provisional government on November 7, 1917. This led to the power over the economy, agriculture, industry, and the overall governmental power of Russia being under Bolshevik control. The photo is a drawing of the storming of the Winter Palace. This demonstrates the violent nature by which the Bolsheviks came to power which is also indicative of their methods of law enforcement while in power. -
In June 1918, war communism was created. It was an economic policy applied to the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution. Its purpose was to expropriate private businesses, nationalize industries in Russian and force a grain/food surplus from peasants.
This picture shows the soviet army and their communistic ideals. -
Throughout the mid-1918s Red Terror was brought amidst. It was a campaign ordered by the Bolsheviks in regards to intimidation, arrests, violence, and execution. It began after the attempted assassination of Vladimir Lenin and was carried out by the Cheka.
This picture shows the gathering of citizens to announce the campaign. -
Aleksander Kolchak was an admiral for Russia. He created the anti-Bolshevik force in Siberia and created attacks in June 1918.
The picture is a portrait of Kolchak -
Treaty signed in March of 1918 between Russia and the Central Powers to leave WWI which was costly and humiliating for Russia. Russia accepted because leaving the war was necessary to impose communism on Russia. The photo is a map showing the land lost by Russia in the agreement of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty. This photo explains Russia’s humiliated feelings on the treaty due to the large amount of land lost. -
The purpose of the Cheka was to deal with the social revolutionaries, who were deemed enemies of the state. The Cheka ruthlessly killed anyone suspected of opposition to the government. This reign became known as the “Red Terror” (1918). The photo is a painting depicting the Cheka brutally murdering an ‘enemy of the state.’ The violent means of dealing with social revolutionaries portrayed in the photo are indicative of the violently cruel methods of the Cheka in controlling social opposition. -
On august 24th, 1920, an expedition of 65,000 Polish and 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers was undergone. The military's goal for this expedition was to destroy the soviet force in one single battle.
This picture represents the Polish population transfer. -
Peasants led and organized rebellion against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War. This picture demonstrates how the Tamboz rebellion spread due to numerous citizen's anger towards their government. -
In St. Petersburg sailors, soldiers and civilians began to revolt against the Bolsheviks. This was humiliating to the government because the sailors had been viewed as war heroes and had helped the Bolsheviks gain power. This picture is a good representation of the event because it shows the sailors holding up the flag of their ship that they removed in order to show their lack of loyalty to their newfound government. -
The end of the economic and political system in Soviet Russia that was created during the Russian Civil War. This picture is important because it portrays the newfound hardships for peasants and workers that Wartime Communism brang. -
In 1922, Ukraine became one of the original constituent republics of the USSR. Ukraine was also the scene of the "Reds against Whites."
This picture shows the Ukraine Soviet flag. -
Treaty created by People's Commissar Gregori Chicherin with Germany that the countries would cancel each other's debt. It also established trade relations and created an agreement for the countries to secretly work together in military matters. This picture depicts the signing of the treaty of Rapallo and conveys how large of a role this played in politics considering how many government officials met to seal the treaty. -
A federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia. It was the first country to work towards communism. This picture is necessary because it displays the flag of the Soviet Union and officially declares their independence as a new state. -
The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage. In his final years, he worked with Trotsky to prevent Stalin from creating a centralized government. Admitted that his unlimited authority was unacceptable on his death bed. This picture illustrates how Lenin was once viewed as a hero, this is demonstrated by having him stand in the clouds almost as if he were a god-like figure. -
The USSR took part of Eastern Poland as it was a part of the "fine print" of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that was signed in 1939. It then was in war with its "ally" and in 1944, the soviets were pushing the Germans west to advance/capture Warsaw
This picture shows the region Warsaw that the Reds captured.