Key dates connected to Russia and the First World War. By .lyn.san. 1913 1913 1914 Russia NOT prepared for war 1915 Parts of Russia overrun by the German army. 1916 Critics of the regime questioning ruling. 1917 Nicholas II forced to abdicate. Mar 3, 1918 Bolsheviks forced to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Nov 11, 1918 End of WW1 11 November 1918
