Stalin

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Tsar —- “Little Father”; Nicholas ll

1905 Revolution

Jan 5, 1905—- A peaceful protest led by cleric. Soldiers fired, killing around 1000 people (Bloody Sunday).

Bolsheviks—- political faction with Marxist ideologies; believed in violent revolution.

February Revolution of 1917

Violent protests. Nicholas ll abdicated. Provisional gov created.

Germany sent Vladimir Lenin back to Russia

October Revolution of 1917

Lenin led a coup. Slogan “Peace land and bread”.

1918-—- the tsar and his family are executed = civil war (1918-1919)

-White Army: pro-tsar

-Red Army: pro-Bolshevik/ pro-Lenin

Red Army won in 1923

Non-aggression Pact —- August 23, 1931, Soviet and Germany agreed not to attack one another

Sep 1, 1931 —- German invasion of Poland

Hitler betrayed the Soviet Union, leading them to join the Allies.

How the Commissar Vanishes

-A Worker Points the Way

-Stalin Man of the People (superimposed, photoshop, repeated faces)

-Lenin arrives in Russia in 1917 (unrealistic fanfare, Stalin was not there)

-Postcard 1917 (photoshopped signs)

-Photo home (dead horse)

-1920 Iconic Photograph (Trotsky was removed)

1930s —- Russia did not experience Great Depression