The Bolshevik timeline:
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1898: Formation of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP), which splits into Bolshevik and Menshevik factions in 1903.
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1917: February Revolution (March 8-12) leads to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the establishment of a provisional government.
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April 3, 1917: Lenin returns to Russia from exile and delivers his April Theses, calling for peace, land, and bread.
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November 7, 1917: October Revolution results in the Bolsheviks seizing power in Petrograd (St. Petersburg).
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1918-1920: Russian Civil War occurs between the Bolsheviks (Reds) and anti-Bolshevik forces (Whites) and other groups.
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1922: Formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
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January 21, 1924: Lenin dies, leading to a power struggle in the Communist Party and Stalin's rise to power.
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1920s-1930s: Waves of emigration occur, especially among those fleeing the Civil War and political repression.
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1940s: Emigration continues during and after World War II.
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1950s: Increased emigration in the post-Stalin era, as many seek better opportunities.
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1960s-1980s: Significant emigration, particularly of Jews and dissidents, facilitated by the Jackson-Vanik amendment (1974).
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December 26, 1991: Collapse of the Soviet Union leads to widespread emigration from Russia and other former Soviet republics.
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1990s-2000s: Continued emigration due to political instability, economic hardships, and the search for better opportunities.