Marxists Internet Archive
Marxists Internet Archive: Leon Trotsky: The History of the Russian Revolution
This site provides the full translation of Leon Trotsky's The History of the Russian Revolution. The online book comes in three volumes: "The Overthrow of Tzarism," "The Attempted Counter Revolution," and "The Triumph of the Soviets."
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Russian Revolution Dates
This site is a good site on the Russian Revolution. Scroll to end and note Lenin's death and the resulting triumvirate of Stalin, Kamenev and Zinoviev.
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Bucknell University: A Chronology of Russian History
An abridged timeline that details the history of Russia from 860 to present day.
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Five Years of the Russian Revolution and the Prospects of the World Revolution
This site provides some of Lenin's personal thoughts. It includes his ideas on heavy industry for Russia.
George Mason University
Gmu: The Allied Intervention in Russian Civil War
A brief overview of the intervention and human costs of the Russian civil war. Gives a detailed background of the war.
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Russian Life: Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russian Life offers this article that analyzes Khrushchev and his de-Stalinization policies during the 1950s and 1960s.
Digital History
Digital History: The Rise of the Dictators [Pdf]
Use this lesson plan to explore the economic and political conditions in Europe after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles that led to the rise of dictators in several countries. Read about the rise of Lenin and Stalin in...
George Mason University
George Mason Museum: Russian Civil War
A brief overview from the George Mason Museum of some of the many conflicts that grew out of the Russian Civil War.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Origins of the Cheka
This site contains a letter from Lenin to Dzerzhinsky December 17, 1917 about measures to be taken against the bourgeoisie.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: The Soviet Union and the United States
This site from ibiblio.org gives information about the historical relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States. After reading the summary on this page, click on the links at the bottom of the page to read about early...
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The Fundamental Law of Land Socialization
The law issued by the Bolsheviks confiscating all land issued in 1918.
Marxists Internet Archive
Marxists.org: Maxim Gorky (1868 1936)
Scroll down to near the bottom of the page and you will find a short biography on Russian playwright, Maxim Gorky. Primarily discusses his association with Russian leader, Lenin.