Russian Revolution

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  1. 3. The last reigning monarch of Russia, whose abdication marked the end of the Romanov Dynasty
  2. 5. The leader of the Provisional Government
  3. 8. The temporary government that led Russia after the abdication of the tsar in 1917
  4. 11. The socio-economic political ideology advocating for collective ownership of the means of production
  5. 12. The military force loyal to the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War
  6. 13. The police force established by the Bolsheviks to suppress opposition during the Russian Civil War
  7. 15. One of the temporary governments after the abdication of the tsar, supported by many workers and soldiers
  8. 18. The successor to the Russian Empire, established in the aftermath of the Revolution
  9. 20. The decisive moment in 1917 when the Bolsheviks seized power by taking over Petrograd, marking the second phase of the Revolution
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  1. 1. The conflict that ensued in Russia after the October Revolution, putting the Red and White forces against each other
  2. 2. The initial phase of the Russian Revolution in 1917, resulting in the abdication of the tsar
  3. 4. The peace treaty signed by the Bolsheviks with Germany, leading to Russia's withdrawal from World War
  4. 6. After the February Revolution, Lenin came back from Switzerland where he was in this
  5. 7. Originally named St. Petersburg, this is the capital city of Russia before the Bolsheviks took power
  6. 9. When Lenin was accused of this, the Provisional Government called for his arrest on high treason and he fled to Finland
  7. 10. The revolutionary leader who played a pivotal role in the Russian Revolution as the leader of the Bolsheviks
  8. 13. The socio-economic political ideology aiming for a classless and stateless society, often seen as the ultimate goal of Marxist theory
  9. 14. The political party led by Lenin that eventually became the ruling party in Soviet Russia
  10. 16. The capital city of Russia that served as the headquarters for the Bolsheviks during the Civil War
  11. 17. The opposing faction in the Russian Civil War, comprised of anti-Bolshevik forces
  12. 19. The violent event in 1917 in which the army used force against protesters, killing hundreds of Russian citizens