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russian revolution
The Russian revolution has three main causes: political, social and economics. -
february revolution
On February 23, 1917, thousands of women took to the streets of St. Petersburg shouting "peace and bread" in the face of the general shortage of supplies in the city. The conflict not only claimed victims on the European front, but also began to affect those who guarded the foothills of Russia -
october revolution
On November 7, 1917, a coup d'état went down in history as the October Revolution. The interim government was toppled, the Soviets seized power, and Russia later terminated the Triple Entente military alliance with France and Britain. For Russia, it was effectively the end of the war. -
brest litovsk peace
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a treaty signed on March 3, 1918 in Brest-Litvosk between Russia and the Central Powers. It ended Russian participation in the First World War, which would allow the Bolshevik government to consolidate the socialist revolution. -
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russian civil war
Among the political causes, the absolutist regime of the Tsar stands out, which prohibited many freedoms and civil rights to workers, as well as Russia's participation in the First World War, which was carried out against the will of the people and was a disaster for the country -
Creation of the URSS
A 1922 treaty between Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Transcaucasia (modern Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).