Theme 1 Key dates Flashcards
When did the February revolution overthrow the Tsar?
February 1917
When was the Provisional government established?
March 1917
When was the October revolution and when did Lenin establish Sovnarkom?
October 1917
When does the party congress ban factions?
March 1921
When does Lenin die?
January 1924
When did Lenin disband the constituent assembly?
January 1918
When does Stalin emerge the leader of Russia?
1928
When was the congress of victors?
January 1924, Stalin lost in a vote to Kirov 1225 to 927 that elected the new central committee.
When was Kirov murdered?
December 1934
When and what was the trial of the 16?
1936, the execution of Zinoviev, Kamenev and their supporters.
When and what was the trial of the 17?
1937, the execution and imprisonment of Trotsky’s former supporters.
When and what was the trial of the 21?
1938, led to the execution of Bukharin and his supporters.
When does Stalin die?
March 1953
When is Khrushchev’s secret speech
February 1956
When was Khrushchev replaced by Breznev?
October 1964
