USSR


Russia is the world's largest nation and ranks sixth in population. During the Russian Revolutions of 1917, the Czar was executed and the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin and Stalin, took power.

In 1922, when Lenin died (many claim he was murdered by Stalin), Stalin seized control of the Russian government and people. He then began a reign of political terror that lasted most of the century and ended up with some 60 million Russians dead because of his actions.

Regardless of opinion, Stalin is considered one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century.

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