"The Cold War stemmed from war, from the violence, fear and paranoia that conflict fostered, and from defeat and victo…"

"The same problems, of defeat at the hands of Germany, political division and social strain, weakened the Romanovs’ re…"

"The Great Socialist October Revolution, carried out by the workers and peasants of Russia under the leadership of the…"

"The 1917 October Revolution was the first ever won by revolutionaries advocating a socialist society. By the beginnin…"

"In the latter half of the nineteenth century, the monarchy was steadily undermined by government efforts to spur indu…"

"On December 16, 1916, the royal couple's charismatic and corrupt holy man Rasputin was murdered by the Tsar's own cou…"

"The Provisional Government that took the Tsar's place aimed to establish a republic with a liberal constitution and p…"

"The Revolution had been made in the name of peace, bread and Soviet power. It turned out to mean civil war, starvatio…"

"Each local Cheka had its own speciality. In Kharkov they went in for the ‘glove trick’ — burning the victim’s hands i…"

"The Russian revolution was nominally based on Communist dogma; but its significant struggle was to find some instrume…"