Timeline (Stalinless)

1905
Communist militant Jospeh Stalin is killed during a bank robbery while leading a "fighting squad". He would later be immortalised as a hero of the proletariat.

February
The Pravda published an article by Lenin calling on the overthrow of the provisional government. The communist party is declared illegal within Russia. The Menshevik, lead by Trosky, cut off all tie with the bolshevick.

October
Bolshevik uprising leading to the downfall of the provisional government. The new regime hold power as the vanguard of the proletariat. The uprising result in a civil war.

March
After the civil war, the 10th Party congress adopt the New Economic Policy.

Early Months
Pyatakov is named general secretary of the Central Committee of the Party. The position is a strictly administrative one. At Lenin's urging, the communist party adopted a policy of tolerance toward "Proletarian Nationalism" defined as the legitimate nationalistic aspiration of minority groups. This form of nationalism is considered distinct from the "National-Socialism" of imperialistic countries wich is still condemned.

This policy would later be invoked to justify the "autonomisation" of Russia.

later Months
Creation of the All-Soviets Union (ASU). The union is to better coordinate military and some external policies between soviet republics.

January
Death of Lenin. The content of Lenin's political testament, at first, was to be known only to the higher echelon of the party. Some however opposed this and it was published. Local soviets, feeling that Lenin was siding with them against an increasing bureaucracy, demanded reforms which they eventualy managed to obtain.

As part of these reforms, state-owned factories are turned over to workers co-operative with total autonomy in exchange of a yearly tax based on production level. Local soviets were also allowed to help set up co-operative and small industries within their area on which they could collect taxes to be re-invested in further industry.

1927
The 15th Party Congress reaffirm his dedication to Worldwide communism. It also agree to slowly reduce the amount of prisoners in labor camps.

1928
following the grain crisis, a demand for collectivization is overrule but the NEP is revised to raise the taxation level of individual selling to nepmen.

1936
the comintern openly support the communist spanish party, bypassing the republican government.

1939
Althought agricultural output had steadily risen, the Republics of the USSR still lagged largely behind other european countries in term of industrialisation.

In august, the Mutual Defence Pact is sign by the ASU, France and Great-Britain. Although the soviets armies have equipment which is out of date, the soldiers can depend on a professional and well trained officer corps.