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Russian Revolution

Overview of the Russian Revolution

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Use the below databases to search for important people, events and groups involved in the Russian Revolution.

Events in the Russian Revolution


Overview of events	Events of the Revolution
Red Terror	Impact of the Red Terror What was the Red Terror?
February Revolution	What was the February Revolution? More info on the February Revolution
October Revolution	What was the October Revolution? Overview of the October Revolution
Death of Lenin	Lenin's death Impact of Lenin's death
Bloody Sunday	Newspaper article on Bloody Sunday Overview of Bloody Sunday
Execution	What was the execution? More on the execution

Significant People

Karl Marx	More information on Karl Marx Britannica information on Marx Marxism
Alexander Kerensky	Overview of his life More information on Alexander Kerensky
Leon Trotsky	Overview of his life FactCite information on Trotsky Trotsky's impact on the Russian Revolution
Tsar Nicholas II	History.com information on Tsar Nicholas II Overview of his life Tsar Nicholas' impact on the Russian Revolution
Vladimir Lenin	Overview of his life FactCite information on Lenin More information on Lenin
Joseph Stalin	Britannica information on Stalin FactCite information on Stalin More information on Stalin

Important Groups

Bourgeoisie	Communist Manifesto Forces in the Russian Revolution
Russian Orthodox Church	Church's role Impact of the church
Pravda	Background on Pravda What was the Pravda?
Proletariat	Background on Proletariat More information on Proletariat