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Alexander III
Known as Alexander the Peacemaker. He reversed some of the liberal measures of his predecessor, his father, Alexander II. -
Nicholas II
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland, and titular King of Poland. His official short title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer -
Marxists split up
The Russian Marxists party splits up into two section. Vladimir Lenon becomes the leader of the Bolsheviks. -
Bloody Sunday
Peaceful march in Saint Peterburg gone wrong. Over 100 workers were killed and some 300 wounded. Start of the 1905 revolution. -
Soviet Worker's Council
1st Soviet (workers' council) formed, St Petersburg, Russia -
Duma
Russia's first parliament with met in May of 1906. Members wanted the parliament to be like Britain's -
WWI
Nicholas II made the fateful decision to drag Russia into World War I. Russia was unprepared they lost against the Germans. -
Death of Rasputin
Rasputin was killed in 1916 by a group of nobles because they were afraid of his increasing role in government affairs. -
The March Revolution
Famale textile workers in Petrograd led a citywide strike in 1907. They yelled down with Autocracy and 200,000 workers streamed the streets over 5 days. -
The provisional government topples
Armed workers stormed the palace and took over the government without warning. They called themselves the Bolshevik Red Gaurds.3 -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
On March 11, 1918 Russia and Germany signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Russia gave up much of it's land to Germany -
Civil War in Russia
On April 1, 1918 a civil war started in Russia that lasted until 1920. The Bolsheviks faced enemies in their home front an 14 million russians died in the 3 year struggle to power. -
New Economic Policy
In March 1921, Lenin temporarily put aside his plan for a state-controlled economy. Instead, he resorted to a small-scale version of capitalism called the New Economic Policy. -
Lenin's Stroke
On June 3rd, 1922 Lenin suffered from a stroke. The stroke did not kill him but it did set in motion competition for the upcoming communist party. -
Stalin takes control
Stalin began his ruthless climb to the head of the government between 1922 and 1927. Lenin believed that Stalin was a dangerous man. Shortly before he died in 1924, Lenin wrote, “Comrade Stalin . . . has concentrated enormous power in his hands, and I am not sure that he always knows how to use that power with sufficient caution.” By 1928, Stalin was in total command of the communist party.
