The russian revolution

The Russian Revolution: An Annotated Timeline

  • Czar Nicholas is crowned

    Czar Nicholas is crowned
    Nicholas became czar after his father died therefor he had control over all of Russia
  • Vladmir Lenin is exiled

    Vladmir Lenin is exiled
    Lenin wanted the power from Nicholas so after trying to kill him he was exiled for his attempt at overthrowing/killing him
  • The Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party meets

    The Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party meets
    While meeting people split up into two groups. One group was of people who supported Lenin and the other group was of people who wanted a different leader
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    A revolution tried to break out, but the Czar, Nicholas, ended it quickly. This took place in St. Petersburg
  • Rasputin is introduced into the aristocracy

    Rasputin is introduced into the aristocracy
    Rasputin was not a good man and he called himself a holy man which in itself is a red flag. A lot of Russians hated him and this made people nervous with the Czar trusting him
  • WWI begins

    WWI begins
    When World War One broke out Czar Nicholas took control of the Russian Army
  • Rasputin is killed

    Rasputin is killed
    It was a simple plan to kill Rasputin, but executing it was more difficult. The people no longer had to worry about him.
  • Another revolution begins

    Another revolution begins
    No one was happy with how the Czar was ruling Russia so many people went on strike and stopped working to prove the point.
  • Czar Nicholas tries to step down

    Czar Nicholas tries to step down
    When the Czar tried to step down he asked his brother to take over, but his brother refused and so people tried to set up a temporary government
  • Vladmir Lenin returns

    Vladmir Lenin returns
    Vladmir Lenin comes out of being exiled and tries to take over the temporary government, but he ends up getting chased back into hiding.
  • Lenin succeeds in taking over

    Lenin succeeds in taking over
    Lenin actually takes over.
  • Say hello to communism

    Say hello to communism
    Lenin changed the name of his political party to the communist party
  • Russia backs out of WWI

    Russia backs out of WWI
    Lenin signs a treaty that gets Russia out of the war. He has Nicholas and his family killed.
  • The USSR

    The USSR
    The USSR is established which made Russia whole heartedly communist. Lenin worked with Joseph Stalin
  • Vladmir Lenin dies

    Vladmir Lenin dies
    Lenin dies and Stalin leads wrecking havock