Articles related to "Petrograd"

In a serious conflict labeled Red versus Red, sailors of the Kronstadt naval base staged a revolt caused by Lenin's policy of War Communism.

The organization, war record, and short-lived history of the battalions of the Russian Women's Legion of Death that fought in World War One and the Russian Revolution.

The Bolsheviks came to power under Lenin's leadership and seized the Provisional Government in Petrograd in 1917.

Rasputin warned that his death by members of the imperial family would lead to the end of Romanov rule, yet the plot went forward with intriguing results.

Kornilov's misreading of events in the summer of 1917 gave Kerensky the excuse he needed to arrest the commander-in-chief.

In 'The Bolter', Frances Osborne describes the Callot Soeurs store as an 'Aladdin's Cave', full of exquisite lingerie, beautiful lace, and ball gowns.

Despite rumours, myths, and legends that a couple of the princesses survived and escaped it now appears that the entire Romanov family was summarily executed.

Like all authoritarian regimes, the Bolsheviks created their own secret police, the Cheka, who brutally repressed any counter-revolutionary activity.

Ayn Rand was an important American writer; in one Library of Congress poll, Atlas Shrugged was second only to the Bible in its influence on readers.

The 1920s has often been called the Golden Age of Silent Movies. These three examples from Europe show why this is true.

Brief biography of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, his life and works. One of 20th century's greatest symphonists, famous for Symphony No.5.

The smallest and shortest-lived of the White Armies; it came closest to capturing the old capital of St Petersburg in a brief campaign in 1919.

A look at the over 40,000 Russian women who served in non-combatant and in direct combat roles in the Armies of the Tsar and the Provisional Government in World War One

Withdrawing from World War I after the October Revolution, Lenin and the Bolsheviks faced external intervention and civil war, necessitating stringent internal controls.

Amongst soviet composers Shostakovich occupies a pivotal position as the leading 20th century symphonist and composer of many famous string quartets.

Atlas Shrugged book review part three of three examines the writing style of the timeless author, Ayn Rand.

Globes can be beautiful and also teach world history, as each reflects wars, treaties, and political eras. Find them in flea markets, antique stores, and on the Web.

The second article in a series that exclusively focus on Prokofiev's life and Piano Sonatas.

Marxism - Leninism would become the official ideology of the Soviet Union which was basically Tzarist Russia minus Finland, Poland and the Baltic States.