Russian Histroy

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  • Karl Marx philosophizes Communism

    Karl Marx philosophizes Communism
    Karl Marx wrote a manifesto that described the current labor conditions and how they could improve. Karl Marx was also the philosopher of communism, he may not of visited Russia but Russians learned and adapted this philosophy to save their economy.

  • Tsar Nicolas

    Tsar Nicolas
    Tsar Nicolas was one of the last royal monarchs of Russia before he was overthrown and assassinated during the revolutions.

  • Rasputin

    Rasputin
    Grigori Rasputin was a "healer who was tasked with the care of Tsar Nicolas’ son Alexander Nicolas, whom suffered from a chronic illness. Unknown to the Tsar: Rasputin was gaining influence and power in the process.

  • The 1905 Russian Revolutions.

    The 1905 Russian Revolutions.
    The workers revoked against the royal family in favor of the Communist philosophy.

  • World War 1 (Russia)

    World War 1 (Russia)
    The Great War (WW1) costed many Russian lives as they were mostly sent into battle without weapons. The Russian forces also had a lack of experience and training in combat and warfare; making them easy pickings for the German front. It was basically a one-sided fight, in the next world war; Russia would have the major advantage against their German nemesis.

  • Foundation of the USSR

    Foundation of the USSR
    Vladimre Lennon founded the USSR as a united Russian faction that represented the communist philosophies, then was later taken over by Joseph Stalin and became a regime.

  • The Great Purges

    The Great Purges
    Joseph Stalin's purges in the USSR was his idea of cleaning up the nation of Russia, many were executed and atrocities occurred in Ukraine among many other places. Counter-revolutionaries were massacred.

  • Adolf Hitler betrays Joseph Stalin

    Adolf Hitler betrays Joseph Stalin
    Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler announced a Nazi-Soviet pact. It was a non-aggression pact that indicated that Nazi Germany and the USSR maintained neutrality. Secretly however: Stalin and Hitler had massive mistrust in each other's ideologies. Hitler wanted to conqueror land in the East and after attacking Poland and answering Great Britain and France’s declaration of war: German troops invaded the USSR... but the USSR soon fought back with ferocity.