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Revolution of 1905 and the October Manifesto
citizens in Russia revolting againsnt Tsar Nicholas II. It was over the October Manifesto, which which was a document draft of the russian consitiution.,
rationale: it shows the people fighting the govrenment -
Beginning of WW I
WW I started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassination
rationale: its a picture of Archduke Franz Ferdinand being killed, since it is the event that started WWI -
Czar Nicholas II take sole control of military operations
Csar Nicholas II took control of the military and left his wife behind at home.
rationale: it shows Nicholas II being in charge of the militray during war -
Brusilov Offensive
Brusilov Offensive was a military campaign that took place in june 6th 1916, it was to attack the cental powers on the eastern front.
rationale: the picture is Alesky Brusilov, the strategsit of the brusilov offensive -
Assassination of Rasputin
Rasputin was wealthy, he was close with the royal family which is why the nobles eventually killed him
rationale: the picture is of rasputin getting killed by the nobles -
International Women’s Day March in Petrograd
the women of russia marched in Petrograd to protest poverty and he poor qualilty of life they had in russia
rationale: the picture shows they women in the street during the protest -
Provisional Government formed
the provisonal government was formed when the government fall apart after protests over food shortages and unemployment
ratioanle: the men of the provisional government -
Nicholas II Abdicates
Nicholas was forced to abdicate the throne and give it to the provisional government instead
rationale: newspaper headlines after the abdicate -
April Theses published
peace land and bread came from this theses that was 10 directives for the bolsheviks and the people coming back from exile
rationale: a picture of the apirl theses book cover -
Return of Lenin from exile
lenin returns to russia after being gone for 10 years, coming back to take over russia during the revolution
rationale: lenin over an excited crowd -
First All-Russian Congress of Soviets meets
meeting to discuss the provisonal government responablities
ratiolane: a picture of the men meeting -
July Days
a time in jult of riots in petrograd against the provisional government
raionale: a picture of one of the riots -
Kornilov Affair
an attempted military coup of the provisional government by kornilov
rationale: a picture of kornilov -
Trotsky organizes Red Guard to defend Petrograd
trotsky was given premisson to make the red garuds to protect Kornilov,
rationale: the red guard in a big group together -
Bolsheviks overthrow the Provisional Government and take control
bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government with an insurrection by workers and soldiers in Petrograd, which is the october revolution
rationale: lenin directing the troops -
Cheka formed
first seires of of soviet secret police
rationale: the symbol of the cheka -
Constituent Assembly meets and is disbanded
the assembly was public and based on voting but when bolshevik majority wasnt eleced it was dismissed
rationale: a drawing of the parties meeting up for voting -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
the treaty between germany and russia that let russia leave WWI with harsh terms (giving up land)
Rationale: the delogates of russia and gernamy meeting -
Wartime Communism created
shifted russia to a centralized ecnomy to move resources to the army, and it started the shift to communism
rationale: the picture is of people sharing the dead horse for the parts (meat) -
Red Terror
the damages caused from the red gaurds during russias civil war
rationale: the picture is of the damages the red gaurd has caused -
Kolchak (one of the White leaders) begins serious attacks against Reds from Siberia
kolchak estalished an anti-communist government in siberia and made attacks on the reds from there
rationale: a picture of kolchak -
Tambov Rebellion
a peasent orgainized repellions, it was one of the largest ones too. (7 mill.) agasnt the red gaurd.
rationale: the peasents at war with the reds -
Poles move toward Kiev
polish and urkaine people move towards kiev to help fend the reds away but failed,
rationale: the picture is of the people moving owards kiev -
Soviets attempt to take Warsaw
polish soldiers fight the reds, they win the city of warsaw and gain the upperhand for a bit,
rationale: the polish capturing the russian flag -
Kronstadt uprising
the insurrection of soldiers, saliors, and civilians going against the bolshevik government
rationale: this shows all of the people working together -
Ending of Wartime Communism
war communism was causing poverty and not at all sucessful so lenin replaced it with NEP in 1921
rationale: this shows he condintions they worked in -
Treaty of Rapallo
Germany and russia renoucn any political and economic claims hey have on one another making it clear that they are wlling o be friendly which in turn makes france and britian mad since they dont like germany
rationale: this shows the russian and german people meeting -
Formation of Soviet Union
all of he governments in russia all join together to form he soviet union and making russia a full communist country -
Ukraine brought under Soviet control
ukraine was brought under soviet control due to many russians lived in ukraine
rationale: the picure is of the ukraine flag with the soviet union symbol on it -
Lenin dies
lenin died after falling into a coma from an incurable disease of the blood vessels