1924 ⟶ Lenin's Death Sparks Stalin-Trotsky Power Struggle
January 21: The death of Vladimir Lenin triggers power strug...
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🗳️ Bolsheviks and Mensheviks Emerge from RSDLP Split
July – August: In Russia the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks form from the breakup of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.⟶
SocialismMarxismRussian RevolutionBolsheviksVladimir LeninPolitical PartiesIdeologyPolitical Division
Russia🇷🇺 February Revolution Overthrows Russian Empire
March 8: Russian Revolution ends the Russian Empire; beginning of Russian Civil War.⟶
Russian RevolutionRussian EmpireTsar Nicholas IICivil WarBolsheviksWorld War IPolitical InstabilityRevolution
Russia🇷🇺 Bolsheviks Seize Power in Petrograd
November 7 (O.S. October 25): October Revolution in the Russian Republic.⟶
Russian RevolutionBolsheviksVladimir LeninSoviet UnionCommunismSocialismCivil War
Russia🔪 Execution of Tsar Nicholas II and Family
July 16 – 17: Assassination of Tsar Nicholas II and his family.⟶
Russian RevolutionRomanov DynastyBolsheviksCivil WarCommunismPolitical ViolenceMonarchyWorld War I
Russia⚰️ Lenin's Death Sparks Stalin-Trotsky Power Struggle
January 21: The death of Vladimir Lenin triggers power struggle between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.⟶
CommunismSoviet UnionPolitical IntrigueLeon TrotskyJoseph StalinRussian RevolutionTotalitarianismDictatorshipIdeology
Russia🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin Assumes Russian Presidency
Vladimir Putin becomes the President of Russia.⟶
PresidencyAuthoritarianismGeopoliticsInternational RelationsElectionsLeadership
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