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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels write the Communist Manifesto, which laid the foundation for the Marxist ideology, which influenced the Russian Revolutions
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This tragic event in which unarmed protestors were shot by the Tsar's troops was the catalyst for the 1905 Revolution
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A series of protests and strikes from 1905-1907 across Russia which led to reforms, such as the creation of the Duma (parliament), but failed to overthrow Tsar Nicholas II
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Vladimir Lenin was the central figure in the 1917 Russian Revolution who led the Bolshevik party to seize power and establish a communist governement
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The Bolshevik led revolution that overthrew the Provisional Government and established Bolshevik rule
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Civil war fought between the Bolsheviks(Reds) and their opponents(Whites), ultimately leading to a Bolshevik victory and the establishment of the Soviet Union
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The Bolsheviks executed the Tsar and his family, ending the Romanov dynasty and symbolizing the fall of the Tsarist regime
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Following Lenin's death in January, Joseph Stalin took control of government, beginning his reign of terror
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The name of Russia is changed to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR. Several republics merged under Soviet rule
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After forced collectivization of agriculture, many grain producing areas of the Soviet Union are plunged into famine, particularly Ukraine