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

In February the Russian monarchy collapsed. In October, squeezing out the moderate forces, the Bolsheviks seized power, leading to a bloody civil war. Subsequently, the Soviet government steered ...

When the Bolsheviks took power in 1917, they declared war on the bourgeoisie of Russia. But how could they create a more equal society when knowledge was concentrated among the elite? Tomila Lankina’s ...

As Russia descended into civil war between Bolsheviks and a loose coalition of anti-Communists, Canada, along with its other ...

Once the plotters forced Nicholas II out of power in March 1917, they botched the job of governing far worse than the czar had done, paving the way for Lenin’s Bolsheviks. Is it really fair to ...

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 ...

1917 Provisional forces move against the Bolsheviks in Saint Petersburg October 25, 1917 Bolshevik revolutionaries storm the Winter Palace and seize control of power from the Provisional Government ...

On October 25 1917, which building in St Petersburg was stormed by the Bolsheviks? What’s the common name for the solid form of carbon dioxide? Which TV show began on BBC2 in 2010, moved to BBC1 ...

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 ...