Snap Russia Revision

Tsarist Russia

1894: Nicholas II crowned as Tsar
January 1905: Bloody Sunday, leading to revolution, showing unpopularity of Tsar
October 1905: Tsar issued October Manifesto, including a Duma
1906: Stolypin appointed as Prime Minister - famous for 'carrot and stick' approach
1914: Russia joined WWI - no match for Germany
1916: Tsar extremely unpopular, much economic and social discontent
1917: The Tsar abdicated after several strikes and protests

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'Peace, land and bread' and 'All Power to the Soviets' - Lenin's slogans
'July Days': Bolshevik-led revolution turned into a rebellion - crushed by evidence showing Lenin was helped by Germans
September 1917: Kornilov attempted govenment take over - FAIL
October/November 1917: Revolution! Lenin's Bolsheviks in power now
January 1918: Formation of the Red Army
March 1918: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - peace treaty between Russia and Germany
1918-1921: Civil war - Reds vs Whites
1918-1924: War Communism
February 1921: Krondstadt Rising - 60,000 troops sent to stop the sailors
March 1921: NEP introduced - step back from communism
January 1924: Lenin's Death

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1929: Stalin undisputed leader
1929: Start of collectivisation (led to famine from 1932-33)
1934: Stalin purges the communist party
1936-38: Great Terror - 18 million in camps, 10 million dead
1928-32: First 5 Year Plan - staggering achievements, but not all goals met
1933-37: Second 5 Year Plan - mining for lead, tin, zinc and other materials increased
1938: Start of third 5 Year Plan, interrupted by WWII
1941: 2 million German troops invaded Russia
1943: German army surrendered to Russia in Stalingrad
1945: End of WWII, 20 million dead

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