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Marxists Revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader.
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Russians breaks agreements over territories of Korea and Manchuria. Japan retaliates against Russians by attacking Port Arthur, Mancharia.
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200,000 workers carried petition asking for better working conditions, more personal freedom, and an elected national legislature.
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The first Duma ( Russia's first parliament) meets. However, the czar gets rid of the Duma after ten weeks.
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Nicholas II made decision to drag Russia into WWI. Russia was unprepared to take on the war and 4 million Russian soldiers are killed, injured, or imprisioned in less than one year.
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Women textile workers in Petrograd lead citywide strikes. Riots flared over shortages of fuel and bread.
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Armed factory workers stormed Winter Palace in Petrograd and took over government offices and arrested leaders of provisional government.
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Russia and Germany sign Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Russia surrenders large part of territory to Germany and its allies.
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Cival war rages all through Russian territory. The United States and others send military aid to help the white army.
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Lenin resorts to a smaller version of capitalism. Government kept control of major industries, and banks but let some small factories, farms, and businesses operate privately.
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Joeseph Stalin becomes dictator. The county renames itself Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
