Key Figures
The leader of the Bolshevik Party during the Russian Revolution.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
This event in 1917 marked the beginning of the Russian Revolution and led to the abdication of the Tsar.
What is the February Revolution?
The year the February revolution took place.
When is 1917?
The party that led the October Revolution.
What are the Bolsheviks?
This term refers to councils of workers and soldiers that played a significant role in the Revolution.
What are Soviets?
This Tsar abdicated the throne in February 1917.
Who is Tsar Nicholas II?
The storming of this chilly palace was one of the many locations seized by the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution.
What is the Winter Palace?
The month in the Gregorian calendar that the October Revolution took place.
When is November?
Who is Aleksander Kerensky?
The economic system which was the foundation of the Soviet Union's economy.
What is Socialism?
This key member of the Bolshevik party was assassinated in Mexico in 1940.
Who is Leon Trotsky?
What is the Russo-Japanese War?
The year that the Bolsheviks officially formed the Soviet Union.
When is 1918?
By the end of the Russian Revolution this political party had lost most of its clout.
What are the Mensheviks?
This slogan summarized the Bolsheviks' aims: "Peace, Land, and _____"
What is Bread?
Lenin took great inspiration from this German social theorist who co-wrote the communist manifesto.
Who is Karl Marx?
This event in 1905, in which the Tsar order his soldiers to open fire on protesters goes by this name.
What is Bloody Sunday?
The year the Russian Civil War ended.
When is 1923?
The parliament of the Russian provisional government went by this name.
What is the Duma?
This name was given to the army assembled of Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution.
What is the Red Army?
This future leader of the Soviet Union earned the respect of Lenin during the October Revolution, and was named Commissar of Nationalities.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War 1.
What is the Brest-Litovsk Treaty?
The year that Lenin died.
When is 1924?
After taking control of the Russian government, Lenin renamed the Bolsheviks this party.
What is the Russian Communist Party?
This was the name given to someone who opposed the Russian Revolution.
What is a White?