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Revolution and Change in Russia
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Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or simply the Soviet Union). Terminal of the Trans-Siberian Railway (Railroad) in Vladivostok, Russia, photographed circa 1920. Russia had for centuries sought adequate ports. The railway through Siberia gave Russia an efficient means of transporting goods to and from the Pacific Ocean area. Cossacks of southern Russia, photographed circa 1920. Cossack horsemen historically had served as important guards and soldiers under the tsars. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, these fighters were rooted out by the Bolsheviks. Principle Street in Kiev, Ukraine, USSR
Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Gallery Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or simply the Soviet Union) Terminal of the Trans-Siberian Railway (Railroad) in Vladivostok, Russia Russian Cossacks Principle Street, Kiev, Ukraine, USSR
 
 
 
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (born Vladimir Ulyanov, 1870-1924). Joseph Stalin (born Joseph Jughashvili)
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Gallery Leon Trotsky Gallery Joseph Stalin Gallery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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