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The Russian Revolution
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The Abolition of Serfdom
in 1861 Russia under Tsar Nicholas II abolished serfdom. It was very late in the comparison to other countries where the revolution of Capital grasped thoroughly and early. This was historically signifigant in that the mode of feudal production in Russia was radically shifted toward industrialization in just a span of few decades. -
January Uprising
In January of 1863 National Liberation struggles that would come to define the International Communist Movement (1848-Present) started to arise .This particular uprising was that of the Poles who had previously had no officiated acclaim of national identity. Important to note that this was during the time of Karl Marx who supported this national movement supported while not dissaovying that of the Czechs and Southern Slavs, why? because, they were "Russian outposts"/indirect tsarists. -
Formation of the Bolsheviks (Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party)
In 1898 nine delegates of organizations within Moscow, Kiev, Ekaterinoslav, and the Jewish General Workers' Union in Russia and Poland("the Bund") met in Minsk for a world historic spawning. -
1905 Revolution
Unfortunately known for the Black Hundreds, this event proved each class in Russia at the time was on there own i.e., revolutionary proletariat, petty-bourgeois democratic, and liberal bourgeois all fought and failed to gain the victories they sought for. However, the revolutionary proletariat was the best preserved from these battles and in the words of Lenin learned "when to attack and when to retreat". -
Pre 1905 Split of the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
"When the breach became a fact...it was clear that were materially the weaker several times over...they had more money, more literature, more transport, agents, more "names", more collaborations." - Lenin -
Beginning of World War 1
The beginning of World War 1 put the Capitalist system in it's first major crisis of the 21st century and Russia was front and center when the Tsars decided to enter a war that would ultimately radicalize many of their own soldiers and civilians against them. -
April Thesis
After the liberal bourgeois victory in the February Revolution Lenin wrote his famous April Thesis, shortly thereafter reentering Russia (before departing again to return shortly afterward) Lenin decided that the feudal to bourgeois transformation of Russian civilization had been complete and the time for proletarian revolution was neigh, not far. -
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Wars of National Liberation During the Revolution
Based on Lenin's abbreviated summation by Stalin's Marxism and the National Question per the question of decolonization a contradictory series of national independence wars began. It's important to remember the Soviet Union isn't just Russia. -
February Revolution
The dethroning of the tsars was first accomplished here when thousands of textile workers, despite resistance marched across Moscow on what is now known at International Women's Day. -
October Revolution
After months of failure by the Proncial Government to provide the reforms necessary during the war the Bolsheviks and the working class of Russia, particularly moscow were able to seize the opportunity through months of planning (proven not to be spontaneous infinite amounts of time) to truly establish the Dictatorship of the Prolatriat -
Kazakhstan National Liberation/ Civil War
Kazakhstan Independence Struggle -
Lithuanian National Liberation/ Civil War
Lithuanian independence struggle. -
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
After years of fighting with Germany in World War 1 and the urging from Trotsky to continue on a anti materialist policy of War Communism Lenin submitted to a peace agreement with the Germans after the failure of the German proletarian revolution. -
Belorussian National Independence/ Civil War
Belarus Independence struggle. -
Turkmenistan National Liberation/ Civil War
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Georgian National Independence/ Civil War
Georgian Independence Struggle. -
Armenian Independence Civil War
Armenian Independence Struggle. -
Latvian National Liberation/ Civil war
Latvian Independence Struggle. -
Uzbekistan National Liberation/ Civil War
Uzbekistan National Independence struggle. -
Tadzhikistan National Liberation/ Civil War
Tadzhikistan national independence struggle. -
Kirghizia National Independence/ Civil War
Kirghizia independence struggle
