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Marxists Revolutionaries Split
Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes Leader. -
Japan Sparks Unrest
Japan beats Russians in Port Arthur. News of Russian losses makes a revolt. -
Talk About a bad Weekend
Nicholas orders generals to fire on unarmed citizens. Known as "Bloody Sunday" -
Lets Talk About This
Russia's first parliament meets. -
Support the Slaviks
Russia enters World War 1, which they were unprepairedm for. -
Rioting Russians
Riots in the Russian streets over the war citizens want out of -
Forced Entry
Armed factory workers stormed the winter palace in Petrograd, the capital -
Loss of Land
Russia surrendered land to Germany by signig the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk -
Russia's Savior
Lenin revitalized the economy and the industrialization of the country. -
Starting Small
Lenin restored Russia to a small scale version of capitalism -
Man of Steel
Communists Party forms from Bolsheviks with a dictatorship. Joseph Stalin becomes leader of Russia
