The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was a series of political and social events that eventually overthrew Russia's political system. When the Czarist autocracy, and the liberal and moderate-socialist Provisional Government were overthrown the establishment of Soviet Union were made.

How Power is Gained

Since Russia is a democracy the only way that a person can gain power is if they are elected. And the only way they can lose power if they are not re-elected or impeached.When it was the era of the Soviet Union it was the exact same thing but there was only 1 party to vote for and if there were more than 1 they would probably have the same view.

The Leaders of Russia

Since the fall of the Soviet Union there has only been two presidents of Russia. The first president Boris Yeltsin was elected June 12, 1991 and was replaced by Vladmir Putin December 31, 1999. Vladmir Putin is currently the president.

<---Boris Yelstin
Vladmir Putin--->

The Russian Civil War

The Russian Civil War lasted from 1917 to 1921 just before the creation of the USSR. The war began after the collapse of the Russian Government. The war was mainly between Communist forces that were known as the Red Army and the loosely allied group known as the White Army. The most intense fighting took place from 1918 to 1920. After 4 years the Communists finally won and as a result the Soviet Union was formed.

The Soviet Union

The Soviet Union or the USSR was a constiutionally socialist state that existed in the Eurasia area from 1922 to 1991. It was usually called Russia though incorrect that was. The USSR was made of many countries including Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Geogia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Frm 1945 to 1991 was a period known as the Cold War. The USSR and The United States were currently were the two world superpopwersr that dominate the global agenda. The global agenda was mainly made of economic polocies, foreign affairs, millitary operations, cultural exchange, scientific advancement and sports (The Olympic Games and World Championships).
The USSR was formed as a union of Soviet republics formed within the Russian Empire which was destroyed by the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The USSR became a primary model for future Communist countries during th Cold War. The government and the political organization of the country were lead by only one politcal party, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union was eventually returned back to Russia in 1991.


The Soviet Union almost controls half of the Eurasia area.