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Alex III
In 1881, Alexander III succeeded his father, Alexander II, and halted all reforms in Russia. -
Nicholas II
When Nicholas II became czar in 1894, he contin- ued the tradition of Russian autocracy. -
Russian Marxists Split
In 1903, Russian Marxists split into two groups over revolutionary tactics. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday provoked a wave of strikes and violence that spread across the country. -
First Parlament
In October 1905, Nicholas reluctantly promised more freedom. He approved the creation of the Duma, Russia’s first parliament. -
Parlament Meets For First Time
The first Duma met in May 1906. -
Russia in WW!
In 1914, Nicholas II made the fateful decision to drag Russia into World War I. -
Russian Railway
The railway was not completed until 1916. It connected European Russia in the west with Russian ports on the Pacific Ocean in the east. -
Explosion
The Russian Revolution was like a firecracker with a very long fuse. The explosion came in 1917, yet the fuse had been burning for nearly a century. -
Storming of Winter Palace
In November 1917, without warning, armed factory workers stormed the Winter Palace in Petrograd. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
In March 1918, Russia and Germanysigned the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. -
Civil War: White vs Red Army
From 1918 to 1920, civil war raged in Russia. Several Western nations, in- cluding the United States, sent military aid and forces to Russia to help the White Army. -
Civil War Ends
In the end, the Red Army crushed all opposition. The victory showed that the Bolsheviks were able both to seize power and to maintain it. -
State-controlled economy
In March 1921, Lenin temporarily put aside his plan for a state-controlled economy. -
Lenin Stroke
Lenin died in 1922 of a stroke -
Stalin total control dictator
Stalin gained total control in Russia and became dictator.
