On January 15, VTsIOM published its assessment of Russians' knowledge of history — the results turned out to be contradictory ...

In October, squeezing out the moderate forces, the Bolsheviks seized power ... was accused of being a spy for the German Empire. Meanwhile, the royal couple isolated themselves and did not ...

November 1918. Following the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia is engulfed in a gigantic civil war. Lenin and the Reds hope to forge a new Soviet empire. His enemies, the Whites, look to their new ...

In January 1917, the Russian empire is still governed by the all ... Then, in October, Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace and seize power, promising the Russian people a ...

The Russian Empire implemented some military reforms ... On November 6-7, 1917, the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seized key locations in Petrograd and established a new government, making ...

ceding much of the former territory of the Russian Empire Late March 1918 - October 1922 The Russian Civil War rages until the Bolsheviks consolidate power, forming the Union of Soviet Socialist ...

Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha ensemble takes their country’s traditional folk music across the world to combat Russian cultural ...

Their leaders were experienced military commanders They controlled huge areas of Russia They had the Bolsheviks surrounded They had the active support of foreign countries, which intervened in the ...

After seizing control of Russia from the Provisional Government, the Bolsheviks had to safeguard their fragile grip on the reins of power. Lenin negotiated peace with Germany and therefore an end ...