20th century art movements and events.

Suprematism's influence in Russia.

World War I breaks out in the Balkans. Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Serbia and Japan fought against Austria, Germany and Turkey

Constructivism's influence in Russia.

Dada's influence in Switzerland.

The Bauhaus school of art was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar.

Freiderich Wilhem directs the film "Nosferatu".

Lenin creates the Soviet Union by uniting Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Transcaucasus (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbajan).

Surrealism's influence in Paris (and Spain).

Lenin dies and Stalin begins his tyranny over the Sviet Union.

The Bauhaus is moved to Dessau.

His cathederal is left unfinished, and is still being built to this day.

Fritz Lang directs the film "Metropolis"

Stalin orders the persecution of "kulaks", causing the death of 6.5 million peasants

Social Realism's influence in Russia (expanding across the world).

The Bauhaus moves again, to Berlin

Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazist party, is appointed chancellor of Germany.

A civil war that will kill 600,000 people erupts in Spain between the socialists and Francisco Franco's nationalists.

Germany invades Poland, begining the war. Britain declares war against Germany.

Frida Kahlo paints "The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth, Myself, Diego and Senor Xolotl"

The Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb and the nuclear arm race begins.
Tensions between America and Russia were intense, world feared for nuclear holocust and total inihilation.

An anti-communist uprising led by Imre Nagy in Hungary is crushed by Soviet troops.