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On the 22nd of April 1870, in the town of Simbirsk, Ilan Ulyanov and maria Ulyanova gave birth to Vladimir Ulyanov (he would go on to change his sir name to 'Lenin' as he is known by today). -
In 1878, Karl Marx, the famous German philosopher and writer, wrote a manifesto of socialism, titled the 'Communist Manifesto'. The book describes Marxism as 'class struggle leading to social change', theorizing that wars are only based off of class conflicts where one class dominates all the others. This eventually was the basis for communism. -
Upon entering Kazan University in August 1887, Lenin moved into a nearby flat.[20] While there, he joined a revolutionary cell run by the militant agrarian socialist Lazar Bogoraz, composed of leftists seeking to revive the Narodnaya Volya (People's Will). At the same time, he joined a zemlyachestvo, a form of university society that represented the men of a particular region.
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A major events in Vladimir's history. After contributing to a plan to assassinate Tzar Alexander III, Aleksandr Ulyanov was hanged to death in a public gathering. This is theorized to be a major factor in is revolutionary behavior in the future. -
On May 26, 1896, in Moscow. Tzar Nicholas II ascended to the throne following the death of his father, Alexander III, on November 1, 1894. The coronation ceremony took place at the Uspensky Cathedral within the Kremlin. -
in the year 1893, Vladimir Lenin was expelled from the Kazan University for participating in a student protest. Then, in 1897, Lenin was arrested and exiled to Siberia for three years. -
After being exiled to Siberia, Lenin moved to Western Europe and became a leading figure in the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (used to be the Union for the Struggle for the Liberation of the Working Class). -
Iskra was an underground newspaper network designed to smuggle Marxist ideals into imperial Russia, and this quickly became the most successful underground Russian newspaper since 1850s. It was smuggled into Russia via Romania, and reprinted on secret presses in Kishinev and the Caucasus. -
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The Australian colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia all became one nation of the 1st of January 1901. -
On the 22nd of January 1905, the Russian monarchy responded to protests by attempting to fire at the innocent activists. And, after a storm of murder and displacements, a constitutional monarchy was formed and a provisional parliament house was put in place. Letting Tzar Nicholas II still keep power (although not as much) and parties represent themselves. -
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social change in Russia, starting in 1917. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government following two successive revolutions and a civil war. It can be seen as the precursor for other revolutions that occurred in the aftermath of World War I, such as the German Revolution of 1918–1919. The Russian Revolution was a key event of the 20th century.
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Ludendorff, with the Kaiser's blessing, helped Lenin and other 30 or so revolutionaries in exile return to Russia. Ludendorff agreed to send the Bolsheviks in Switzerland by train through Germany from where they would then travel to Russia via Sweden.