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=Language Arts﻿ = =﻿Soviet History: = 1917: October, during the political revolution in Russia, in which the royal family and Czar is overthrown and killed, the Bolsheviks take control of the government under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. 1918: Civil war begins between Reds(Bolsheviks) and Whites(Democrats), ends in Red favor. 1924: Lenin dies, Soviet Union begins to form. 1939: Josef Stlain, Premier of Russia, partitions Poland with Adolf Hitler. 1941: Germany attacks Soviet Union, breaking the truce between them, Soviet Union joins the Allied forces. 1945: Russians capture Berlin, defeats Germany, and declares war on Germany's ally, Japan. The Potsdam conference is held between the Allied powers after the war to negotiate the winnings and losses of those involved. 1957: Soviets successfully test their first missle. The Sputnik I, the first sattelite is launched by Russia, begining the Space Race. 1961: Russians begin to build Berlin Wall, dividing West and East Germany. Said wall is considered the start of the Cold War. 1962: Russia builds missles in Cuba, ner the USA. Tensions rise, and nuclear war almost start between Russia and America. This event is now known as the Cuban Missle Crisis. 1991: After attemps by Mikhael Gorbachev to introduce more freedom into the government and the economy, these policies(Perestroika) fail, and the Soviet Union collapses.
 * Source:** Soviet Union Table A. Chronology of Important Events. //Country Data.// May 1989. January 27th, 2011 .[]

=Notable People:= Karl Marx: A German philosopher and revolutionary leader, founded modern "scientific" socialism. His basic ideas--now known as Marxism--are the foundation of socialist and communist movements across the world. [] Josef Stalin: Supreme ruler of the Soviet Union and the leader of world communism for nearly three decades. Under Stalin the Soviet Union grew in size, won an extremely destructive war, and transformed itself from a relatively backward country into the second largest superpower in the world. However, he was extremely cruel, and wiped those he disliked from historical existence. [] Leon Trotsky: A prominent figure after his leading role in the Revolution of 1905, he joined the Bolsheviks in 1917, became Vladimir Lenin's right hand man during the October Revolution and the civil war, and then went into opposition until he was exiled and eventually executed under Stalin's orders. [] Alexander Kerensky: Although he associated himself with the Socialist Revolutionary Party, he was among the mildest of socialists, his views consisting a blend of moderate socialism with left-wing liberalism. [] Vladimir Lenin: A Russian revolutionary,he led the Bolshevik (or Communist) Party, and was first ruler of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. [] The Proletariat: The average worker. The lower class. The Communism movement was based around elevating the power of the Proletariats, though is was excecuted rather poorly. KGB: The KGB was, until 1991, the main government agency of the USSR. It was the shady, secret police that maintained the Communist Party's power in Russia. [] Pravda: Pravda (which stands for //Truth//) was the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the USSR, until the Communists lost control and the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. [] Lev Kaminev:  A Bolshevik and powerful member of the Communist Party and Soviet government during the years after the Revolution in Russia (1917). He became an enemy of Joseph Stalin and was executed by Stalin during the Great Purge. [] Gregory Zinoviev: Politician w ho worked closely with Lenin in the Bolshevik Party before the Revolution in 1917, and became an important figure in the Communist Party leadership in Russia in the 1920s. He became a victim of Joseph Stalin's Great Purge. [] [] Czar Nicholas II: The King of Russia until he was executed in the revolution of 1917, along with his family. This was due partially due to bad advice from his advisor, Rasputin.
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