The 1917 Russian Revolution was a pivotal moment in the history of the 20th century that changed not only the face of Russia but also had a huge impact on the entire world.
To remind you about this event, we have compiled a list of the best 51 Russian Revolution memes.
We hope that these memes about the Russian Revolution will make you want to read more about this crucial event of the 20th century.
- Only History Buffs will get it…
2. Interesting how the ideas from one good book contributed to the downfall of 300 years Romanov dynasty in Russia.
3. Nikolai II didn’t have any bright ideas for the living conditions of his subjects.
4. Probably the biggest boomerang effect of the 20th Century. Supported communism to kick Russia out of WWI, only to be subjugated by the Soviet Union in 1945.
5. Guess what, Lenin’s success didn’t prevent the downfall of Wilhelm II
6. Secret cause behind the Russian Revolution, well hidden by the KGB.
7. The Red Guards in Yekaterinburg, moments before shooting the Romanov family.
8. Fun fact, before becoming a passionate supporter of communism, Trotsky was a Narodnik.
9. What a Utopia…
10. When you hear that the Revolution is finally happening in Russia, but you are in Switzerland…
11. Probably the biggest losers of the Great Bolshevik Revolution…
12. Kerensky’s guards, minutes before the storming of the Winter Palace by the Bolsheviks.
13. When the Soviet of Petrograd and the Provisional Government cannot decide who should rule over Russia…
14. You should have thought twice before entering WWI.
15. The German soldier’s reaction, minutes before meeting with Lenin to escort him to his train.
16. Some historians compare Lenin’s return to Russia with a virus…it did achieve his target.
17. Let’s not forget that in the long run, the victory of the Russian revolution didn’t save the German Empire from total defeat.
18. Game over for the Romanovs.
19. If Lenin did order the assassination of the Russian Royal family or not is still a matter of debate.
20. Probably the only great achievement of Kerensky. Helping the Bolsheviks with weapons without realizing the long-term consequences.
21. Bolsheviks: Our time has come…
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23. That is because the “October Revolution” is on November 07.
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25. After the victory of the Revolution, Lenin did allow elections in Russia, though he lost the popular vote. Unfortunately for the Bolsheviks, they lost them. No worries, declare the elections as a tool of the bourgeois and declare the true Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
26. When Lenin seeks support to overthrow the Provisional Government.
27. Russian peasants and workers: we want better living conditions.
Tsar Nicholas II: WWI…
28. Lenin: Let’s say a socialist kind of freedom…
29. When Lenin is in Finland and Trotsky alone plans the Revolution.
30. Game over for Tsar Nicholas II.
31. The only time when the Boss losses.
32. Starvations started during the time of WWI and continued during the Russian Civil War.
It is a wonder how the Communists manage to control the peasants in Russia.
33. And that the February Revolution was in March…
34. Probably not the brightest idea of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
35. Sorry, in Soviet Russia, private property is not allowed.
36. Oh well…
37. Lenin didn’t exactly appoint a successor. Trotsky was initially seen as a favorite, but Stalin proved to be a master manipulator and secured the loyalty of the Bolshevik party members.
38. Stalin: Sorry Lenin, only my personal Dictatorship.
39. How Stalin won the political struggle against Trotsky, in a nutshell.
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41. German Empire: Nothing special, just a secret weapon to kick you out of the war.
42. Lenin: My time has finally arrived.
43. Stages of Russian History at the beginning of the 20th century. From the 1905 revolution to the Storming of the Winter Palace.
44. Did you know that Lenin was almost arrested by Petrograg police still loyal to Kerensky, hours before the Great October Revolution? Luckily for him, his disguise saved him and the fate of the Revolution.
45. Let’s not forget why the Bolsheviks still won, even though the Tsar was overthrown and in Russia were still other political factions.
46. Lenin and Trotsky: Down with the Provisional Government!!!
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48. The real winner of the October Revolution, Stalin, unfortunately, he forgets about the International Revolution and communism.
49. Stalin: It was Trotsky’s fault!
50. The reaction of the Bourgeois around the world be like…
51. No comment…
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