the russian revolution By jonathanwagner Dec 10, 1905 the russian revolution starts Dec 29, 1916 czars nepew lured rasputin to his palice and fed him poison cake and wine Apr 16, 1917 lenin steps off a train Oct 25, 1917 bolsheviks take over in russa Feb 13, 1921 lenin adopts new economic policy Jan 1, 1922 the communist produced a constution that sounded both democrate and socialist Dec 7, 1922 lenin becomes the leader of the ussr Jan 3, 1924 lenin dies Dec 7, 1930 stalin proposes first five-year plan Dec 7, 1935 great purge begins in soviet union Jun 22, 1940 germany invades soviet union Jan 1, 1990 URL http://casketinfo.com/caskets_images/coffins.jpg