Lenin; Russian Revolution by anie szudarek

1917 October: Cheka Formation

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Secret police force which was set up to protect the revolution from reactionary forces. They often controlled the people violently and were known for the red terror.

1905 Revolution and The October Manifesto

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1905 Revolution:

A wave of mass political and social unrest then began to spread across the vast areas of the Russian Empire. The unrest was directed primarily against the Tsar, the nobility, and the ruling class.

The October Manifesto:

A document that served as a precursor to the Russian Empire's first Constitution, which was adopted the following year.

1917-18: Constituent Assembly Meets & is Disbanded

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The Constituent assembly was democratically elected to create a Russian constitution for the people. It was disbanded by Bolshevik-led all-Russian Central Executive Committee, proclaiming the third all-Russian congress of Soviets the new governing body of Russia.

1914: Beginning of WW I

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It was allied with Britain and France and fought against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Russia's economy was not prepared for a major war and thus Russia was being defeated by Germany.

1915: Czar Nicholas II take sole control of military operations

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Political Opposition: Offended by critiques of the war effort, Nicholas II assumed personal control over military operations in the fall of 1915.

1918, March 3: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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A Treaty signed by Allies, Germany, and Russian Bolsheviks declaring Russia's withdrawal from WW1. Russia lost Finland, Lativa, Lusitania, and Estonia, as well as their railroad supplies and majority of its coal. The harsh terms of the treaty caused a division within the Bolshevik party and union of Russians in the class divide.

1916: Assassination of Rasputin

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Rasputin was murdered during the early morning of 1916, at the home of Prince Yusupov. He died of three gunshot wounds, one of which was a close-range shot to his forehead.

1918 June: Wartime Communism Creation

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An economic system introduced by Lenin to combat the economic problems brought on by the civil war in Russia. It was a combo of emergency measures and socialist dogma.

1918-1922: Red Terror

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A campaign of violent political repression and executions carried out by the Bolshevik's Cheka and secret police to keep them in power.

1918: Alexander Kolchak (white) attacks Reds from Siberia

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He served in provisional government until 1918 when was moved to his own government in Siberia. There he was titled Supreme ruler and cast arrested socialist-revolutionary directory (SR's) members out of Siberia.

1917: International Women’s Day March in Petrograd

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Women textile workers began a demonstration that eventually engulfed the whole city, demanding "Bread and Peace"—an end to World War I, to food shortages, and to Tsarism.

1917: Nicholas II Abdicates

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Emperor Nicholas II abdicated the throne of the Russian Empire in the midst of World War I and the February Revolution. The Emperor renounced the throne on behalf of himself and his son, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, in favor of his brother.

1920, May; Poles move toward Kiev

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Polish leader Josef Pilsudski saw a opening when Russia had some murky border lines and took the city of Kyiv. This gave a boost towards the Soviet leaders that would help them win the Revolution.

(Russians were mad that the 'Holy' city that is important to them was taken so easily)

1944, August 1st; Soviets attempt to take Warsaw

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Polish Home army, a non- Communist organization, led an uprising to try to get German occupation out of their land. They wanted to reclaim Polish Independence. German army fought back, and led to the occurrence of Soviet forces to help the Germans to suppress the Polish. Ended by October 2nd with suppression of the Polish by the Germans.

1917: Provisional Government Formed

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It was intended to organize elections to the Russian Constituent Assembly and its convention. Formed by the Provisional Committee in cooperation of the Petrograd Soviet, despite protests of the Bolsheviks. The government was led first by Prince Georgy Lvov and then by Alexander Kerensky.

1919: Ukraine Brought under Soviet Control

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After the treaty of Brest-Litovsk was annulled in 1918, Ukraine was brought under the Soviet's control since it had economic, demographic, and strategic importance to the Bolsheviks. The Red Army had reached the Zbruch and repelled a counteroffensive by the Ukrainian people’s army (UPA) that threatened Kyiv

Results:

Increased Ukraine peasantry & introduced war communism in Ukraine

Hryhorivshchyna & Makhnovshchyna rebel against Soviet command
Monarchists with the help from Allies win the battle for the Donbas, successfully capture Kyiv and advance on Moscow
Poland occupies Volhynian and Galicia
Ukraine front disbanded and integrated into the western & southern fronts
Soviets lost power over Ukraine

1917: Return of Lenin From Exile

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Vladimir Lenin, leader of the revolutionary Bolshevik Party, returns to Petrograd after a decade of exile to take the reins of the Russian Revolution.

1920-21/22; Tambov Rebellion

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It was one of the largest and best organized rebellions during the Russian Revolution. It was the peasants challenging the Bolsheviks reign. It was suppressed by a restriction of grain (Wow wondered what happened last time this happened...), it then evolved into a Guerilla warfare against the Red Army.

Referred to as Antonovschina ("Antonov's mutiny"), named after Alexander Antonov who was a former Socialist Revolutionary Party and opposed the Bolsheviks.

1921; Kronstadt uprising

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Took place in Kronstadt, with workers and sailors. It was to support the original idea in the 1917 Revolution. They went against the new Bolsheviks reign. Then absolutely annihilated by the Red Army.

1921, March 21; Ending of Wartime Communism

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Put into place in 1918, the Wartime Communism ended. Soviet leaders put a New Economic Policy which lasted until the 40's.

The leaders take everything that the people make and they put it towards the war.

1922, April 16th; Treaty of Rapallo

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Signed in Rapallo, Italy. It was to fix the relationships of Germany and Russia. Financial ties were put into place to make their economy and army greater. Though the rest of Europe was pretty angry when Germany did this, because at that point, the moment they decided to make this treaty, they declared themselves as an Independent nation.

1922; Formation of Soviet Union

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The, at the time, former nations that were took to make the USSR were as followed; Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Transcaucasia (nowadays called; Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan)

By the end (1991) the USSR was made up of;

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan

1924, Jan. 21, 18:50 EET; Lenin dies

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Place of Death: Bolshiye Gorki

Why: Brain Hemorrhage

Age: 54

1917. Publication of the April Thesis

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Lenin writes 10 directives on his return from exile. The Thesis argues for the Soviets to seize power and denounces all other political parties.

1917. The First All Russian Congress of Soviets

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June 16- July 7. 1090 delegates, Plurality Social Revolutionaries.

Agenda:

Revolutionary democracy and government power;
Attitude towards war: issues of defense and struggle for peace;
Preparation for the Constituent Assembly;
National question;
The land question and questions of peasants', workers' and soldiers' life;
Organization of production, distribution, transport and control over it;
Food issue;
Financial policy issues;
Local government;
Organizational issues and elections.
Bolsheviks only have 13.5%, Still Emergence.

1916. Brusilov Offensive

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June 4- September 20. The most successful Entente victory of WWI. 1,440,000 casualties mostly remove Russia from the war and continue revolutionary unrest.

1917. July Days

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July 16-20. Spontaneous protest of the provisional government break out. Soldiers and workers take to the streets. Lenin flees and Trotsky is arrested. A setback in the emergence.

1917. Kornilov Affair

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September 10-13. Royalist General Lavr Kornilov Marches on Petrograd to depose the Provisional Government. The army is defeated by Trotsky's Red Guard and Kornilov is imprisoned.

1917. The creation of the Red Guards

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`To counter Kornilov's advance, Kerensky releases political prisoners, led by Trotsky, to form the Red Guard. This is emergence and it gives some power to the Bolsheviks,

1917. October Revolution

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November 7. Armed Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace and dissolve the Provisional Government. The Petrograd Soviet takes complete control. Emergence.