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1 day ago · Joseph Stalin. Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin [f] (born Dzhugashvili; [g] 18 December [ O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who was the longest-serving leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1922 to 1952, and ...
2 days ago · On 14 November 1905 (1 November O.S.), Princess Milica of Montenegro presented Grigori Rasputin to Tsar Nicholas and his wife (who by then had a hemophiliac son) at Peterhof Palace. Relationship with the Duma
2 days ago · Effects on Russia. The defeat of 1905 led in the short term to Russian military reforms that allowed it to face Germany in World War I.
- Manchuria, Yellow Sea, Korea, Sea of Japan
- Japanese victoryTreaty of Portsmouth
3 days ago · Vladimir Lenin. Undated photograph of Russian political figure Vladimir Lenin at his desk. Vladimir Lenin (born April 10 [April 22, New Style], 1870, Simbirsk, Russia—died January 21, 1924, Gorki [later Gorki Leninskiye], near Moscow) was the founder of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks), inspirer and leader of the Bolshevik Revolution ...
- Albert Resis
5 days ago · Russia is much irritated with Turkey owing to the latter's action in fortifying the Bosphorus in spite of all objections. A demand has, therefore, been made by ...
4 days ago · Mexican Revolution (1910–20), a long bloody struggle among several factions in constantly shifting alliances which resulted ultimately in the end of the 30-year dictatorship in Mexico and the establishment of a constitutional republic. It began with dissatisfaction with the elitist policies of Porfirio Diaz.
4 days ago · First Term (October 7th, 1906 – June 23rd, 1908) The most important task undertaken by the first Majlis was drafting and ratification of the Constitution on December 30th, 1906. It also set out the internal procedures. On October 17th, 1907 it drafted and ratified the constitutional amendments.
