Russian Revolution Timeline

By Rebecca Yant

Mr. Perrin

World Civ. H

(Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov)

Communist newspaper "Pravada" praises Stalin on his 60th birthday.

"There is no similar name on the planet like the name of Stalin. It shines like a bright torch of freedom, it flies like a battle standard for millions of laborers around the world...Stalin is today's Lenin! Stalin is the brain and heart of the party! Stalin is the banner of millions of people in their fight for a better life."

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(Joseph Stalin)

Russian Revolution Timeline

1934

1924

1917

Lenin Dies in January from a stroke

1936

Stalin launches the Great Purge as a terror tactic because he was paranoid of people plotting against him.

1945

Russian Revolution Begins

After his death, the top level members of the communist party, including Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin, competed for his position

Tsar Nicholas Abdicates

World War 2 ends

1920

Stalin creates a new constitution

to preserve his autocratic power and give Russia an appearance of democracy.

The Duma sets up a provisional government, but it fails to solve Russia's problems

During this reign of terror, many people were executed or sent to labor camps in Siberia called Gulag

Lenin and the Bolsheviks (The Reds) win the Russian Civil War

Stalin and Trotsky differed in their ideas: Stalin advocated for "Socialism in one country" whereas Trotsky supported his theory of "Permanent Revolution"

The Cold War Begins between the Soviet Union and the Allies (particularly USA and Britain).

Lenin and the Bolsheviks (a radical socialist group) seizes power

Stalin stages public show trials as a part of the Great Purge where many communist leaders were found guilty of crimes and then tortured. This lasted until 1938.

Stalin

Lenin

1941

1927

1939

1949

1922

1918

Nazi Germany invades Russia: "Operation Barbarossa"

World War 2 Breaks out

Stalin gains complete political power

The Soviet Union explodes its first atomic bomb, making Russia the second nation (after USA) to have done so. Its codename was "First Lightning"

The Second Russian Revolution Begins

Lenin Suffers from two strokes and retires from Politics

Stalin is appointed as General Secretary

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) is established to be both democratic and socialist

The Second Russian Revolution comes to an end.

Stalin's First and Second Five Year plans have been completed.

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed to bring peace with Germany

The Bolshevik party changes its name to the Communist Party

The Russian Civil War Begins in June and lasts for two to three years. It is the Bolsheviks (Reds) vs Rebels (Whites)

The Reds execute the Tsar and his family

This includes the rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture (abolishing private farms) for a strong, socialist Russia.

Stalin's first Five Year Plan is put into action