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Marxists revoultionaries disagree over a revouloutionary tactics. The more radical bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismiatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader.
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The events showed Czar's weakness and Japan attacked russia. Russia and Japan competed for Korea and Manchuria. Russia breaks agreement over the territories.
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Waves of strikes outside Czar's winter pallace. Russian generals ordered to fire upon protestors injurying and killing 2,000 citizens. The cizens demanded better working conditions and a elected national legislature.
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"First Duma" Nicholas promised more freedom. The paralent stated that russian leaders wanted constitional monarchy.
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Russia was unprepared for war. Poorly equiped troops were mowed down by the thousands by german machine guns.
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Petrograd texile workers lead a citywide strike. Riots flared up over a shortage of food.
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Armed facotory workers stormed the winter pallace.
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Bolsheviks and Germany signed a treaty to stop war on Russia. Russia lost a lot of land in the treaty. Russia citizens were not happy with the outcome of the treaty
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Russia an germany signed a treaty of brest litovsk. Russia lost a lot of land in the treaty. Russians were not satisfied with the Bolsheviks.
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war between the Red army and the White army. United states helped the white army with soldiers. The Red army won the civil war.
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Small scale version of captialism
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Country was named the union of Soviet Republic