Russian Revolution

By Tani G
  • The Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party meets

    The Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party meets
    At the meeting the people were split into two groups. Some supported Lenin, and others supported a different leader.
    In the image we can visualize how different members of Russian representatives gathered together to make an agreement of who should rule next.
  • A Revolution Breaks Out

    A Revolution Breaks Out
    A revolution broke out in St. Petersburg, but Czar Nicholas quickly put an end to it. The day was called Bloody Sunday.
    Bloody Sunday was the day that happened the massacre in St. Petersburg, Russia, of peaceful demonstrators marking the beginning of the violent phase of the Russian Revolution of 1905.
  • WW1 Begins

    WW1 Begins
    World War I began and the following year, Czar Nicholas took command of the Russian Army.
    Russia entered the first world war with the largest army in the world, standing at 1,400,000 soldiers; when fully mobilized the Russian army expanded to over 5,000,000 soldiers (though at the outset of war Russia could not arm all its soldiers, having a supply of 4.6 million rifles).
  • Lenin succeeds in taking over.

    Lenin succeeds in taking over.
    Lenin still led the split political party of the Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party, and his party soon moved in and took control of Russia.
    Lenin's take-over of Russia was showed by his leadership of the Bolshevik party. Under huge suppression during the year of 1917, Lenin led the Bolsheviks to power through the October revolution.
  • The Communist Party is developed.

    The Communist Party is developed.
    Lenin changed the name of his political party to the Communist Party.
    In the image they represent the fight the major political party of Russia and the Soviet Union from the Russian Revolution.
  • Vladmir Lenin Dies

    Vladmir Lenin Dies
    After Lenin died, Joseph Stalin took over his rule. He would rule for many years to come. The Russian Revolution changed Russia and all of history, introducing communism into the modern world. However, communism didn't catch on as Lenin and Stalin had hoped. In the image we can visualize the dead of Lenin.