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Bolsheviks Overthrow the Government
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany; Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan proclaim independence from Russia
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Civil War Between Bolsheviks (Reds) and Anti-Bolsheviks (Whites)
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"War Communism" Enunciated and takes toll on the economy
Millions of peasants starve to death because the army confiscates grains for its own needs and the needs of the people who live in the urban areas of Russia. -
War with Poland
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Peace Treaty with Poland; New Economic Policy
Partial return in market economy and a period of stability. -
Union Treaty Joins Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Transcaucasus
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New Constitution and Leadership
Soviet Union adopts constitution based on the dictatorship of the proletariat and stipulating the public ownership of land and the means of production; Lenin dies and is replaced by Joseph Stalin -
Five-Year Plan
End of New Economic Policy; first Five-Year Plan included setting goals and priorities for the whole economy. Collectivisation of agriculture begins; many Kulaks are killed and households are elimated and households are confisgated. -
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Communist Party and government were sentenced to death or long imprisonment
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Invasion and Division of Poland
Germany invades Poland; Poland is divided between USSR and Germany -
Death of Stalin
Stalin dies; Georgi Menkov becomes Prime Minister.