Russian History Timeline

  • Kolchak (one of the White leaders) begins serious attacks against Reds from Siberia

    Kolchak (one of the White leaders) begins serious attacks against Reds from Siberia
    The image provided is of none other than Alexander Kolchak.
  • Poles move toward Kiev

    Poles move toward Kiev
    This photo displays Polish soldiers walking through Kiev, believing that they were successful, only to shortly be repelled some time later.
  • Tambov Rebellion

    Tambov Rebellion
    This image is used to portray the sheer amount of death and destruction caused by the Tambov rebellion, displaying the dangers of keeping citizens unchecked and dissatisfied.
  • Soviets attempt to take Warsaw

    Soviets attempt to take Warsaw
    This image displays the Polish army's preparation for the attack on Warsaw, with a massacre on the Red Army drawing near.
  • Kronstadt Uprising

    Kronstadt Uprising
    This image is used to display how those behind the Kronstadt Uprising, unlike those involved in the Tambov Rising, were heavily armed and fully prepared for a large-scale revolt. This posed a danger to the newly born Soviet Russia, especially due to it having the heroes responsible for Soviet Russia's creation being the ones intended on revolting against it.
  • Ending of Wartime Communism

    Ending of Wartime Communism
    This image is used to display how during the lifespan of Wartime Communism, it was used as an excuse for soldiers to forcefully steal grain and other crops produced by farmers, encouraging them to only grow enough for themselves and nobody else. This system inevitably would result in revolution, based on the fact that force was completely necessary to ensure that the taking of grain was done successfully.
  • Treaty of Rapallo

    Treaty of Rapallo
    This image is used to display the political figures involved in the creation of this agreement between Germany and Soviet Russia, being Joseph Wirth (chancellor of Germany at the time), Leonid Krasin, Georgi Chicherin, and Adolph Joffe.
  • Ukraine brought under Soviet control

    Ukraine brought under Soviet control
    This image is used to display the nations Soviet Russia controlled during its lifespan.
  • Formation of the Soviet Union

    Formation of the Soviet Union
    The image is used to display the flag that united the members of the USSR and how they were all controlled by the Bolsheviks.
  • Lenin dies

    Lenin dies
    This image is a photo of Vladimir Lenin, being the first significant leader of the Soviet Union and having a massive impact on it.