Series of demonstrations, riots, strikes, and violence spread across Russia because of the 1905 Revolution. #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Russia suffered humiliating defeat against Japan in war in 1905 #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Russia suffered humiliating defeat against Japan in war in 1905 #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Russia involved with World War I, caused inflation, food shortage, and killed nearly 5 million people #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
1917, gathering of working-class women for International Woman’s Day, joined by workers on strike calling an end to war and tsar. #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Social Reforms of 1917 provided equality for all #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Petrograd Soviet, many that are part of the Menshevik Party, called for revolution and an end to monarchy #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Duma became the country’s provisional government when the tsar abdicated his throne (end of autocracy) #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Vladimir Lenin returned with the help of Kaiser and formed the Bolshevik Party, gave power to the soviets #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Bolsheviks tried to take over the Petrograd Soviet, failed, and most were arrested. #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Lenin went in hiding, Kerensky became Prime Minister #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Kornilov affair weakened Kerensky, gave Lenin a chance, strengthened the Bolsheviks #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Bolsheviks take over Russia, Russia out of WWI, signed armistice with Germany and Austria #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Russian Civil War, Bolsheviks (Reds) and the Whites (Whites failed) #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
1921, Lenin established secret police, ordered shootings, harsh rule #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
1921, New Economic Policy reverted war communism to state capitalism #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Became the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Stalin replaced Lenin as leader of USSR, dictator, tried to modernise the nation (Bolshevik) #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Stalin forced industrialisation, reapplied war communism, pushed for communism #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Stalin began Five Year Plan in 1928 #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
Peasants resisted reforms, and had famine #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015
People wanted the Tsar dethroned, instead of undergoing changes, therefore, it was a revolution, not a reform. #RUSREVHW
— Michelle (@Mich20xo) March 17, 2015