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Russian Revolutions

By Ryleigh martin

  • Nicholas II becomes czar

    Nicholas II becomes czar
    Nicholas the second tries to industrialize Russia
    but it led to bad working conditions, low wages, and child labor. He manages to increase resentment towards the czar.

  • Alexander the III becomes czar

    Alexander the III becomes czar
    Alexander was a harsh ruler, wanted to create a uniform Russian culture launched the Pogroms against the jews

  • The Bolsheviks are formed

    The Bolsheviks are formed
    Bolsheviks- Russian communists led by Lenin
    They overthrew the provisional government in November 1917
    Lenin pulled Russia out of the WW one and signed the Brest Litovsk. The leader was Vladimir lenin, he left russia because he heard that people wanted to kill him

  • Russo-Japanese war

    Russo-Japanese war
    1904 Russia fights the Russo-Japanese war and loses

  • Bloody sunday

    Bloody sunday
    Workers wanted things to change
    January 22, 1905 they went to czar's palace
    Were attacked by the guards
    Hundreds of unarmed men were killed.
    Nicholas the second forced to create the Duma
    People have representation
    But Nicholas breaks it up

  • Duma Created

    Duma Created
    The Duma gives the citizens representation

  • World war one begins

    World war one begins

  • March revolution

    March revolution
    Support for a revolution is growing
    It begins in March 1917
    Czar Nicholas the second forced to abdicate
    New provisional government formed
    New government not liked because they continued fighting in WW one

  • Bolshevik revolution

    Bolshevik revolution
    Bolsheviks- Russian communists led by Lenin
    They overthrew the provisional government in November 1917
    Lenin pulled Russia out of the WW one and signed the Brest Litovsk

  • Civil war

    Civil war
    Citizens are angry about the Treaty of Brest Litovsk
    Czar Nicholas and his family are killed in 1918 by the Bolsheviks
    Civil war between Bolsheviks and mensheviks
    Civil war lasts from 1918-1920
    8 million russians died during this war
    7 million died in the famine that followed.
    Bolsheviks win the Civil war

  • U.S.S.R Established

    U.S.S.R Established
    Lenin establishes the U.S.S R and he renames it U.S.S.R because I think that stands for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Which was why he named it that. BEcause they are a union that is republic and socializes.

  • Lenin dies

    Lenin dies
    After he died the Bolsheviks took over russia.