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Nicholas II as czar
This man became the last ruler from the Romanov. -
czar Nicholas is crowned
After his father, Czar Alexander III, died, Nicholas II became Czar over all of Russia. -
Vladimir Lenin is exciled
Lenin's brother had been killed a few years before for trying to kill Czar Nicholas' father. -
The Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party meets
At the meeting the people were split into two groups. Some supported Lenin, and others supported a different leader. -
Russo-Japanese War
As Nicholas was czar the defeat for Russia in the war led to political instability -
A revolution breaks out
A revolution broke out in St. Petersburg, but Czar Nicholas quickly put an end to it. -
A revolution breaks out
A revolution broke out in St. Petersburg, but Czar Nicholas quickly put an end to it. The day was called Bloody Sunday. -
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A wave of workers
A new wave of workers unrest ends with the outbreak of the First World War -
WWI begins
World War I began and the following year, Czar Nicholas took command of the Russian Army. -
Rasputin is killed
The plan to kill Rasputin seemed simple, but it took a lot of work to finally kill him. -
Another revolution begins
The people were unhappy with Czar Nicholas' rule of the country. They began protests and strikes, refusing to do their work. -
Nicholas II Power
Czar Nicholas II gave up his power and it was the end of the 300 ear Romanov dynasty in Russia. -
Lenin succeeds in taking over
Lenin still led the split political party of the Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party, and his party soon moved in and took control of Russia. -
Bolsheviks
Bolsheviks gain Moscow -
Russia backs out of WWI
Lenin signed a treaty, taking Russia out of WWI. Later that year he had Czar Nicholas and his family killed. -
Bolshevik Party
They officially renamed the Communist party because they wanted to spread the communist throughout the world. -
The Communist Party is developed
Lenin changed the name of his political party to the Communist Party. -
Mensheviks
Mensheviks legalized and allowed to publish Vsegda Vpered in Moscow. Era of relative freedom begins in Bolshevik controlled Russia. -
Wrangel evacuates
Last White army under Wrangel evacuates the Crimea -
Russia into USSR
Russia became a USSR as part of the soviet union and there was a new constitution written. -
Lenin in power
Lenin died at the age of 54. -
Vladimir Lenin dies
The Russian revolution changed Russia and all of history, introducing communism into the modern world. However, communism didn't catch on as Lenin and Stalin had hoped. -
Stalin
when he gained control of the government, he exiled Trotsky to Siberia. -
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Joseph Stalin Rules
After taking over he ruled the soviet union and was responsible for the communist control. -
Communist Party
At this time several small communist parties were being developed in the United States.