In numbers
10,500,000
Number of deaths during Russian Civil War (2.5 million military, 8 million civilian)
4 hours
Time it took to subdue the Winter Palace and arrest the government
30 minutes
Time it took to execute the Romanov family and their attendants
24%
Percentage of the votes won by Bolsheviks in the 1917 General Election
25 millon
Number of people killed during Stalin’s leadership
7
Number of groups that made up the Russian Provisional Government
0.8 kilograms
of bread ration per person in 1917, versus 1.25 kilograms in 1916