Russian Revolution

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Category
Russian
Begin
1917
End
1922
Region
Russia
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social revolution across the territory of the Russian Empire which started with the abolishment of monarchy and concluded with the establishment of the Soviet Union by the Bolsheviks and the end of the civil war." [Wikipedia]

This period is linked to the following events

Event Name
Category
Date
In March, Bolsheviks bargain with Germans at Brest-Litovsk to leave World War I
Peace
1918
In July, Lenin orders the execution of the Tsar Nicholas II and his family
Government
1918
Spartacus Week--Freikorps soldiers in Berlin defeat Bolshevik-inspired revolt
Government
1919
Poland defeats Red Army at Battle of Warsaw to stop spread of Communism
War
1920
Soviet Union (USSR)--Russians recreate old tsarist Empire minus Poland & Finland
Government
1922

This period is linked to the following movies

Movie title
Genre
Released
Doctor Zhivago
Historical
1965
Fall of Eagles
Miniseries
1974
Reds
Historical
1981