How Did Stalin Rise to Power?
Throughout the early 1900s, Joseph Stalin featured prominently for the Bolsheviks – the militant wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP). After getting elected by his local Bolsheviks...
Category: Russian History
Catherine the Great (Catherine II): Life, Reign & Death
Catherine the Great, also known as Catherine II, was an 18th-century Prussian-born princess that went on to become empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She took the throne after leading...
