Russian revolution of 1917

Russian Revolution

  • Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia

    Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia
    Nicholas ll was the last czar of Russia.he was stubborn and very slow to recognize the need for change.
  • Russia loses war with Japan

    Russia loses war with Japan
    they fought between Russian Empire and the empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.
  • Revolution of 1905 — Bloody Sunday

    Revolution of 1905 — Bloody Sunday
    There was a lot waves of strikes broke out in St. Petersburg.
  • Rasputin is murdered

    Rasputin is murdered
    he was murdered by Russian nobles eager to end his influence over the royal family.
  • March Revolution

    March Revolution
    The February Revolution (March 1917) was a revolution focused around Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg), then capital of Russia.
  • Czar Nicholas abdicates the throne

    Czar Nicholas abdicates the throne
    During the February Revolution, Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents.
  • Provisional government is established

    Provisional government is established
    The government replaced with the Council of Ministers of Russia and before they had a temporary Government.
  • Lenin Returns to Russia

    Lenin Returns to Russia
    Lenin was jailed for a year and then exiled to Siberia for a term of three years.
  • Bolshevik Revolution topples provisional government

    Bolshevik Revolution topples provisional government
    First led by Prince Georgy Lvov, which was replaced by Alexander Kerensky.
  • Period: to

    Civil War between Red and White Armies

    The Red Army was an army of communists. The White Army opposed the communists.
  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ends Russia’s involvement in WWI

    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ends Russia’s involvement in WWI
    Russia signed a treaty with the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria) ending its participation in World War I.
  • Bolsheviks change name to Communist Party

    Bolsheviks change name to Communist Party
    The Founder was Vladimir Lenin of Bolsheviks,It was the first congress of Bolsheviks after their gaining the power in the October Revolution.
  • Dissatisfied workers organize strike

    Dissatisfied workers organize strike
    Dissatisfied workers in several unions began the strike to gain higher wages after two years of World War I wage controls.
  • Revolutionary movements begin and compete for power

    Revolutionary movements begin and compete for power
    A revolutionary movement can be non-violent, although it is less common than not.
  • Russia enters World War I

    Russia enters World War I
    Other countrys would support if Germany attack Russia or France so Russia joined Britain and France to form the Triple Entente.
  • Stalin becomes Dictator

    Stalin becomes Dictator
    Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
  • Lenin establishes New Economic Policy (NEP)

    Lenin establishes New Economic Policy (NEP)
    The NEP period was also the golden era of Soviet economics, with many different points of view, mathematical and sociological, permitted to publish and debate.
  • Russia is organized into several self-governing republics

    Russia is organized into several self-governing republics
    Russian had a temporary government.
  • Lenin suffers stroke

    Lenin suffers stroke
    He had 3 strokes and the third one he lost the power to speech then he dies.