In 1918, Fanny Kaplan tried to kill Vladimir Lenin. He survived, and not long later 15,000 people died in the mass slaughter known as “the Red Terror.”
Vladimir Lenin took control of Russia after centuries of rule by the Tsars. He proved to be a very controversial figure, and his successors proved no less controversial, but he left an indelible mark on...
“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.”Joseph Stalin ruled the USSR with a clenched fist and...
Gulags were cruel labor camps that people from all over the USSR were forced into under the rule of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Quite literally millions of people were subjected to the harsh conditions of these work camps because they...
The Red Army was the army and air force of the former Soviet Union. A fearsome fighting force in its day, the mighty Red Army certainly made its mark on the world during the course...
“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.” Joseph Stalin ruled the USSR with a clenched fist...
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