Russian Revolution and Key Figures

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Vladimir Lenin

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Adopted name of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (1870-1924), the main leader of Russia's communist revolution and head of the Soviet state from 1917 until his death.

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Alexander Kerensky

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Russian revolutionary who was head of state after Nicholas II abdicated but was overthrown by the Bolsheviks (1881-1970).

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Leon Trotsky

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Commissar of War. Commander of the Red Army. He was an advisor to Lenin.

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White Army

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Anti-Bolshevik military unit.

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Red Army

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Bolshevik military unit.

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Bolshevik

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Led by Vladimir Lenin, it was the Russian communist party that took over the Russian government during WWI.

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Menshevik

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"Majority" Group; Wanted a Socialist Party where the masses participated in all aspects of the party structure.

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April Theses

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The ideas for Russia's future that Vladimir Lenin expressed upon his return to Russia in April 1917.

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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A peace agreement signed between Germany and Russia. Russia lost land (Poland, Ukraine, Baltic States, Georgia, Finland) and had to pay indemnity.

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Alexander Kolchak

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Commander of the White Army.