Russia 1917

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    140,000 strike in Petrograd
  • Bolshevik leaders arrested

    Bolshevik leaders arrested
    Trotsky and Lunacharskii arrested
  • International Women's day

    International Women's day
    strikes and demonstrations in Petrograd, growing over the next few days.
  • The February Revolution

    The February Revolution
  • New Government

    New Government
    tsar had gone and there was a new government called the provisional government
  • Tsar abdicates

    Tsar abdicates
    Tsar abdicates. Provisional Goverment formed under prime minister Prince Lvov
  • Lenin's back

    Lenin's back
    the Bolsheviks leader Lenin arrived back in Russia. The germans had provided him with a train to take him from Exile in Switzerland hoping that he would cause a revolution in russia to get russia out of the war
  • July Days

    July Days
    the Bolsheviks tried to get control of the government but were defeated.
  • End Of July Days

    End Of July Days
    Bolsheviks were defeated. Provisional government ordered for the Bolshevik leaders to be arrested
  • Kerensky Becomes Prime Minester

    Kerensky Becomes Prime Minester
    Lvov resigns and kerensky becomes Leader of the Provisional Government
  • The Kornilov Affair

    The Kornilov Affair
    Kornilov decided to march the russian forces to Petrograd. Kerensky found out and got worried that Kornilov would defeat him so he went to the Bolsheviks gave them weapons to help defend the PG against Kornilov. Soon the revolt collapsed because the Bolsheviks prevent Kornilov from posing a threat
  • Trotsky and others freed

    Trotsky and others freed
  • October Revolution

    October Revolution
    The Bolsheviks took over the most important places such as the railways station and the telegraph stations. They also surrounded the Winter Palace and set up road blocks in the city bridges. The PG then left russia and all power to the Bolsheviks
  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
    Russia give away their most richest land to germany. The treaty was sign by Trotsky
  • Lenin died

    Lenin died
    Bolsheviks's leader is dead