nov 1, 1917 - Russian Revolution
Description:
Revolution launches communism as a world power.After many defeats in the First World War, the army and the people turn against Tsar Nicolas II. Eventually, the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin and Trotsky, seize power and set up a revolutionary
government.
They develop a Communist system based on the belief that farms, factories, and businesses should belong to the state and not to its citizens. They call Russia the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, and eventually ban all other political parties.
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Date:
nov 1, 1917
Now
~ 108 years ago