Russia Revolution Timeline

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  • Aleksander Ulyanov Execution

    Aleksander Ulyanov Execution

    Vladimir Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged in St. Petersburg.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

    A peaceful demonstration is fired on by police, killing and injuring around 1,000 people.
  • October Manifesto

    October Manifesto

    The October Manifesto is issued, and the Duma is created.
  • RSDLP split

    RSDLP split

    The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into 2 factions--The Bolsheviks, and the Mensheviks.
  • World War I

    World War I

    World War I begins. Russia joins promptly, forming 'The Triple Entente' with Great Britain and France.
  • Tsar Abdication

    Tsar Abdication

    Tsar Nicholas II is forced to abdicate, ending Imperial Russia. The Provisional Government is quickly formed, headed by Kerensky.
  • Bolshevik Takeover

    Bolshevik Takeover

    The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrows the Provisional Government in Petrograd.
  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed with Germany, ending Russia's participation in World War I. The Russian Civil War promptly begins.
  • The New Economic Policy

    The New Economic Policy

    Vladimir Lenin introduces the New Economic Policy, ending and replacing war communism.
  • Lenin's Death

    Lenin's Death

    Vladimir Lenin dies after his fourth stroke, and Stalin emerges as party leader.