History of Nepal

International History

Russian revolution:

After centuries of Tsar rule, the Russian people were tired of the absolute monarchy. The last Tsar, Nicholas II, who was also the grandson of late Queen Victoria and the first cousin of the then- British King George V and German Kaiser Wilhelm II, had implemented various reforms for the people, but they were too late.

Tsar Nicholas II

Russian Revolution is more generally referred to as the October revolution. This revolution was headed by Vladimir Illyrich Ulyanov "Lenin". Lenin led a group of revolutionaries named Bolsheviks. Thus, this revolution is also known as the Bolshevik revolution. There were strikes all over the country and the police and army opened fire on the protestors. Nicholas II was a deeply conservative and dictatorial ruler. Lenin started the revolution on the basis of the ideas of Karl Marx. There was violence all over the country and a civil war had been waged after 1918 AD and Russia withdrew from the World War midway thorugh it. The Bolsheviks executed the imperial family of Russia using a guillotine.

Guillotining a person

Later, Lenin took power of Russia. After the death of Lenin, Josef Stalin took power. The later leaders were :Nikita Khruschev, Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin.

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FIRST SCIENTIST OF NEPAL " GEHENDRA SHUMSHER JUNG BAHADUR RANA "

Gehendra Shumsher JBR is rightly regarded as the first scientist of Nepal. Born as the son of Shree Teen Maharaj Bir Shumsher JBR, he was interested in mechanics and ammunition since childhood. He was born on Poush 1928 BS in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) as his father was the Nepalese Consul to India at that time. Gehendra Shumsher received formal schooling at Durbar High School. Original Painting of Gehendra Shumsher posing in front of his newly invented guns. This painting is more than 100 years old. After the parva of 1942 BS, the Shumshers rose into power and Gehendra Shumsher also became powerful as he became the head of the Police Department. It was then that his gun making skills were bettered. He made various guns like Bir Gun, Dhir Gun, Ge-rifle, etc. The Bir gun had a double barrel system which was probably the first of its kind. Bir Gun, which is on display in the Military museum at Chhauni Gun Making Machine of Gehendra Shumsher, wh...

Archduke Ferdinand and his hunt in Nepal

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The Father of Nepali Cricket

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