The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

The Russian Revolution (1917)

The Russian Revolution was a period of social and political uprising across the Russian Empire. The revolution lasted for six years until 1923 when the Bolsheviks established the Soviet Union at the end of the Civil War. This time period debuted the iconic hammer and sickle as a representation of the Communist party.

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