Russia 1896-1917

By Joy Dune
  • Tsar Is Crowned

    Tsar Is Crowned

    Tsar Nicholes II is crowned

  • July 17th - August 10th

    Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into the Bolsheviks (Majority) and the Mensheviks (Minority)
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

    The 1905 revolution:
    Protestors shot by Tsar's elite guards at St. Petersburg

  • October Manifesto

    Brings end to the 1905 reolution; the tsar's plan to bring in the DUMA
  • World War 1

    World War 1

    Russia Vs Germany on the East front.
    Battle Of Tannenberg; Russia offensive failed

  • Tsar takes control of Army

    Tsar is now leading commandor of Russias army

  • Febuary Revolution

    Feb 23rd - 27th
    The second revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations and mutiny in Petrograd

  • Tsar Abdicates

    Tsar Nicholes ii resigns due to DUMA. His brother Mikhal refused to accept the throne and provisional government was formed

  • Lenin Returns

    Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train.
  • April Theses

    April Theses

    Lenin wants to create trouble and gets the people chanting/wanting "Peace, Land and Bread!"

  • July Days

    July 3rd - 7th
    Began in Petrograd with spontaineous protests against the provisional government. After the Bolsheviks unsucssefully try to direct the protest into a coup; Lenin was forced into hidding

  • Death of Rasputin

    He was murdered