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Russian Land
In the year of 1914 Russia spanned from the Pacific ocean all the way to the edge of the Eurasian border. That has definitely changed 100 years later. (purple is Russia) -
Outbreak of War
The Outbreak of war in 1914 fired up Russia's National pride more than ever before. -
Guns... What Guns?
By 1915 Russian soldiers had either no rifles or no amunition. -
Rasputin
Rasputin had a whole bunch of influence over the Czarina Alexandra -
The First two Revolts
The first two revolts started the whole revolution broke the Romanov dynasty and paved the way for even more challenges and changes. -
Lenin Hops Off
On April sixteenth ninteen seventeen Vladimir Lenin unboarded the train at Petrograd. -
NEP
Lenin adopted the New Economic Policy, or NEP. It allowed some capitalist ventures. Although the state kept control of banks, foreign trade, and large industries, small businesses were allowed to reopen for private profit. -
Communist Constitution
Soviet Russa set up an elected legislature, later called the Supreme Soviet, and gave all citizens over 18 the right to vote -
Lenin's Doubt
Lenin had expressed grave doubts about Stalin's ambitious nature “Comrade Stalin … has concentrated an enormous power in his hands; and I am not sure that he always knows how to use that power with sufficient caution,” he stated -
USSR
The new government united much of the old Russian empire in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union. -
Lenin's Death
Lenin's sudden death in 1924 set off a power struggle among Communist leaders. The contenders were Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. -
Soviet Isolation
Britain broke off relations with the Soviet Union when evidence revealed Soviet schemes to turn a 1926 strike into a revolution. Even in spite of this Soviet Russa still made it into the League of Nations -
Economy Boost
Food and industrial production climbed back to prewar levels. The standard of living improved, too! -
5-year Plans
Stalin proposed the first of several “five-year plans” aimed at building heavy industry, improving transportation, and increasing farm output. -
Trotsky is out of the picture
Trotsky fled the country, but kept criticizing Stalin. -
Farm out put
During the 1930s, grain production inched upward, but meat, vegetables, and fruits remained in short supply. Feeding the population would remain a major problem in the Soviet Union -
The Great Purge
Stalin launched the Great Purge. In this, Stalin and his secret police were more strict especially on Old Bolsheviks, or party activists from the early days. -
Show Trials
From 1936 to 1938, Stalin put on a series of public “show trials” in Moscow. Former Communist leaders confessed to all kinds of crimes after officials tortured them or threatened their families or friends. -
Trotsky's Death
Trotsky was murdered in 1940 in Mexico by a Stalinist Agent. -
German invasion
The victims of the purges included most of the nation's military officers, this could only hurt them when Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
