Timeline Diego

1. DIEGO REYES 17# 9F

2.  Lenin: born 22 of April 1870, Uljanovsk Rússia. Die in 21 of january1924.
 Joseph Stalin:18 of December 1878 Georgia – 5 march 1953 Kuznetsova Dacha.
 Leon Trotsky: Lev Davidovich Bronstein 7 November 1879 - 21 August
1940 Mexico City.
 Nicholas 2: 18 May, 1868 Saint Petersburg-17 July 1918 Yekaterinburg.
 Karl Marx: 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) Kingdom of Prussia to London,
England, UK.

3. In 1914 the Russian population it was about 165 millions people (currently is 144
million) two third were peasants and they were poor, about 110 million people were
in poverty.
The Government was corrupted by the tsar family or Nicholas 2 is the guy who kept
the money for them self's, they had political instability, and the country was full
debts for negligence .
For being a huge country, even England had a better GDP than Russia.
Then in 1914 the unexpected happen Germany declare war against the Russian
Empire.
The country was in rumbles. The Civil war was inevitable.
The Bolsheviks was in the command of the rebellion.

4.  In 1916 the Russians surrender against the Germans,
 In March 8 -1917 the inevitable civil war started
 Two third of the population revolted, entered to the palace of tsar killing everyone.
Who had a royal blood line.
 In November 7 – 1917 the civil war ended

5.  Russia despites his army they lost major Battles against smaller armies
 In the battle of TANNENBERG 1916, Russian 1 and 2 major armies were
defeated by a smaller German division. Russia lost 180,000 man compare just to
12,000 Germans they were 4 to 1.
 This event surrender the Russians
 in 1917 the last battle that ended the Russian civil was
 In October 18 the invasion St.Peterburg. The commanders were Leon Trotsky and
Joseph Stalin.

6.  The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a major historical event of the 20th century and
was also a major revolution.
 The Russian Revolution widely spread Karl Marx’s economic idea of communism.
 Russia had positive and negative Outcomes.
 Positive: the czarist rule comes to an end. Lenin created free education throughout Russia.
people learned communist ideas and they were also educated about the world. oLenin gave
8 hour working day, it improved the people working condition.
 Negative: Lennin spread thee communist ideas to the world that was a reason for WW2, 15
million die. People’s freedom was lost and people couldn't’t read, write or sat wherever they
want, they couldn't celebrate any religion. the religious leaders were killed and churches
were burned down.

7.  After the creation the USSR a Group was divided into two the Red Army and the
White army form in 1918.
 The Bolsheviks lead the red army and the anti-Bolsheviks were the white army
compose by the Russian units from the world.
 The major victory was in the battle of Tsaritsyn.
 This battle was a victory for the red army killing 150,000 white soldiers and just
losing 70,000 this battle ended the civil war
 The leader of the white army was Alexander Kolchak and lennin was the leader of
the red army.

8.  1922: Stalin is named Secretary General of the Communist Party
 1924: Lenin dies. Lenin was poisoned in his last months of his life, he asked Stalin
to end his life, he Refused but the rumors says that he was the one who killed
Lennin.
 1924-1953: The Soviet Union under Stalin.
 1926: Stalin removes, Trotsky and Kamenev form the politburo. After Lenin die he
gave his status to Stalin. This change the course of Russia, Stalin saw that
Trotsky and Kamenev were trying to influence the people with a democracy
ideology. Joseph accused them for betraying the nation. Two years later Kamenev
was killed in 1928 and Trotsky was killed in 21 of august 1940 Mexico (coyoacan).
 Kamenev: was a democratic politician just like Trotsky

9.  1928: Stalin introduces the First Five Year Plan.
 This movement industrialized a country who was 40 years behind France and UK
to a Super power who was feared by everyone.
 1929: Bukharin removed from the Politburo
 Another democratic supporter just like Trotsky.
 1936: Kirov is assassinated; The Great Purges begin.

10.  The Great purge or Great terror or Yezhovchina was a campaign of
political repression in the Soviet Union which occurred from 1936 to
1938. Nikolai Yezhov the head off the soviet secret police, (NKVD) a
important allied to Stalin was himself killed in the purge. everyone
who was opposed to Stalin was killed, politicians, peasants, workers
etc. At lest 600,000 people died at the purge.

11.  1936: The Stalin Constitution is approved.

The constitution revokes voting restrictions and adds direct universal suffrage, as
well as the right to work and other rights guaranteed in the previous constitution.
 the constitution recognizes collective social and economic rights, which include the
right to work, rest and recreation.
 health protection, old age and sickness care, housing, education and cultural
benefits, freedom of conscience. word, press, meeting and association.
 The constitution maintained the old rights such as abortion.

12.  After losing The Spanish Civil War Russia had lost a strong ally. In 1936
 The tensions between Germany and The Soviets were really bad
 Then The Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact was made.
 The Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, consisted in: An non-aggression pact between both
countries and divide Poland into 2 and also have a research agreement.