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Marchers, most of which were women, surged through the streets shouting "Bread! Bread!". www.maritimeheritage.org
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Lenin steps off his train in Petrograd, Crowds of exiles and activists that were recently released from their prisons. lists7.com
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Russians suffered 50,000 casualties against Germany and Austria- Hungary www3.sympatico.ca
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Large numbers of Russian troops mutinied, and peasants sized land. www.cityofart.net
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Bolesheviks storm the Winter Plalce of Petrograd and the politicians surrender and there is no bloodshed http://www.topvisitplaces.com/winter-palace-and-hermitage-in-russia/
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Russia seeks for peace with Germany paisleyperspective.com
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Russia signs the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, losing a large amount of land and their population. www.armeniazemstvo.com
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The war between the reds and the whites begins and goes on for three years. The czar and his family are executed. levoradikal.ru
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The Reds and the Whites are fighting in a civil war
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The allied powers of World War I support the whites, hoping they might help the fight against Germany. britontour9.wordpress.com
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United States become fearful of the USSR. wikis.nyu.edu
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Lenin adopts the New Economic Policy. www.thenutgraph.com
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The communist government is victorious, meanwhile Russia is in chaos. danceswithfat.wordpress.com
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The communists produced a constituion that seemed both democratic and socialist. www.calligraphy-museum.com
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Lenin states that Stalin is 'too rude' and that the party should choose some one 'more tolerant, more loyal, more polite, and more considerate to commrades.' www.history.com
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Vladimir Lenin dies and his body is embalmed and is displayed in Moscow's Red Square http://en.ria.ru/society/20120126/170970999.html
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After Lenin's sudden death Trotsky and Stalin vied to become the leader of Russia. www.freeworldu.org
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Food and industrail production climbed to prewar levels and the standard of living improved. vafoodbanks.org
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Stalin, now in power, proposes of 'five year plans' to building a heavy industry, improving transportation, and increasing farm output. www.kroosh.com
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Trotsky fled after being stripped of his party membership and was eventually killed in mexico in 1940. libcom.org
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In this Reign of Terror, Stalin's secret police craked down on Old Bolesheviks and party activists. therussiamonitor.com