Russia
Russia, officially known as the Russian Federation, and formerly part of the Soviet Union, is a state located in northern Eurasia.
History
Russian Revolution
During the early 20th century, the Russian Empire was involved in the First World War. Towards the end of the conflict, the country was thrown into a revolution following Nicholas II's loss of the Imperial Sceptre, which not only damaged the Tsar's influence, but plunged the country into a period of severe economic inflation due to the war's expense. The populace then rebelled against the Tsarist regime, and since Nicholas was left with no other choice, he stood down from power and a new Provisional government was formed.
Eight months later, the former Russian Empire was thrown into yet another revolution when Russian Socialist leader Vladimir Lenin ignited his own Communist Revolution against the Provisional government. Lenin's Bolsheviks seized power over the country and formed the Russian Soviet-State Republic, as well as declaring peace with the German Empire, which took Russia out of the First World War.
Following the end of the war, some loyalists to the old regime instigated Russia into a third revolution, which then escalated into a civil war, following the secession of some eastern Federal provinces. The Tsarists were supported by countries of major nations such as the United States, Britain, France and Japan, but the hope of restoring the country into a monarchy was destroyed when the Bolsheviks executed the former Tsar and his family. Eventually, the Bolsheviks prevailed and took full power of Russia.
Later events
After Vladimir Lenin's death in 1924, Joseph Stalin would eventually come into power of the Soviet Union, who was secretly a member of the Templar Order. Under the rule of Stalin, the Soviet Union became a totalitarian, corrupt and decrepit state,[1] presenting the capitalistic economies of the Western powers – a system created by the Templars – in a more positive light.[2]
However, on 5 March 1953, Joseph Stalin was eventually killed by the Assassins, ending his thirty-one year rule.
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the head of state of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, wanted to reform the country through his policy of "perestroika". The Templars realized that Gorbachev did not share their interests, so they had the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, contact Boris Yeltsin, after which Yeltsin began to stand up to communism and gain popularity. In December 1991, the Templars called a secret meeting in Belavezhskaya Forest, and later that month, Gorbachev was unseated and Yeltsin became the head of the newly-formed Russian Federation.[2]
Gallery
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Nikolai Orelov in Russia. -
Nikolai overviewing Saint Petersburg. -
The Palace Square.
References
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