Russian Revolution, two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power, leading to the creation of the Soviet Union
Russian Revolution of 1905 (Show more) Key People: Peter I Isaac Babel Catherine the Great David Ben-Gurion Anna Akhmatova Related Topics: Slavophile Emancipation Manifesto Decembrist Westernizer Related Places: Russia Moscow St. Petersburg
By the late fifteenth century, Novgorod, Tver, and Riazan were under the control of Moscovite Rus. Ivan’s reign brought about the end of the Golden Horde’s vassalage, the unification of the Russian territories, and the establishment of the Russian state, to name a few. LOCATIONS THE ...
Before moving to Russia, Ephraim Alkhas and his wife Helen “wandered” through google maps around the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and chose a house on the Internet. In one photo, they noticed an Assyrian flag on the wall… They decided that it was fate and bought this very house. ...
Socialism began to rise in the late 19th century. Due to the quick rise of socialism, the last Russian Emperor, Nicholas II, could not prevent the Russian Revolution of 1905 from happening. In 1914, Russia entered World War I, and three years later, the Russian Revolution of 1917 occurred...
19. She Paid The Ultimate Price Bound to pay for the sins of her father, it wasn't long before the Russian Revolution arrived on Anastasia's doorstep. Tsar Nicholas' poor leadership had finally come around to haunt him—and his family would suffer greatly for it. You see, after Russia ...
Competing ideologies further fanned the flames of international tension. TheBolshevik Revolutionin czarist Russia during the First World War, followed by the Russian Civil War, had established the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a sprawling communist state. Western republics and capitalists ...
Long before the Bolshoi was founded in Moscow, this leading Russian theater was a favorite with emperors and empresses, and then in later years, also...
The Russian republic was established immediately after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and became a union republic in 1922. During the post-World War II era, Russia was a central player in international affairs, locked in a Cold War struggle with the United States. In 1991, following the dissol...
3) After theRussian Revolutionin 1917, Moscow became the capital of what would eventually become the Soviet Union in 1918. During World War II, however, a large portion of the city suffered damage from bombings. Following WWII, Moscow grew but instability continued in the city during the fall...