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Tsar Nicholas II
Nicholas II becomes the Tsar of Russia, succeeding his father, Alexander III. -
Bloody Sunday - The Start of the Revolution
This horrific event, which sparked the rest of the revolution in 1905, marks the day that many unarmed civilians were shot and killed by tsarist soldiers while they were pleading for reformation at the Winter Palace. -
State Duma Created
Following the revolution, the first semi-representative body was created by Tsar Nicholas II as a compromise to help give the people a voice. -
WWI Causes Economic Chaos
Tensions rise as the ignorant Tsar becomes commander-in-chief, sending ill-equipped Russian soldiers to war without the proper means to defend themselves against their industrially advanced enemies. -
Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates - Provisional Government Takes Over
As Tsar Nicholas II is forced to abdicate, the Duma creates a Provisional Government who shared power with the Soviets. -
June Offensive
Russia's last-ditch effort to win the war, led by Alexander Kerensky(Minister of War) resulted in 400,000 Russian casualties, followed by a soldier/sailor mutiny supported by the Bolsheviks. -
The Kornilov Affair
This attempted coup d'état, lead by the General of the Russian Army, Lavr Kornilov, was an influential turning point for the changes in the Russian Government. -
The Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolshevik Revolution was lead by Vladimir Lenin, as well as Leon Trotsky, to take away the power of the Provisional Government. -
Russian Civil War
This was a devastating 3-year-war won by the Bolsheviks, resulted in the establishment of the Soviet Union, but not without the deaths of 2 million soldiers, not to mention the typhus outbreak that took the lives of 9 million civilians. -
Stalin Rises to Power
Stalin, a man with plans to fast-forward the industrialization of Russia assumed full leadership following Lenin's death in 1924
