RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

1917

1914

1915

1817

Hitler

Mussoline

Nicholas Romanov

Lenin

The decline of communism

The end of the Romanov rule in Russia

Rise of the first "communist" state

Spread of democracy in Russia

Influenced by Marxist ideas

Adopted capitalism as its economic system

No private property - factories, banks, companies were nationalized

Not democratic

Russian withdrew from WW1 impacting its outcome

First communist country ever, influencing other nations such as China and Cuba

Directly impacted the Cold War later on...

Spread of communism as an influential ideology

Rise of capitalism in Russia