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Revolution of 1905
The Revolution of 1905 was a peiod of huge political and social unrest that spread throughout Russia. -
Bloody Sunday
Soldiers fired upon peaceful people marching to present a petition to the tsar. -
Russo-Japanese War
This was the first time a European country had been beaten by an asian country -
Creation of the Duma
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Russia enters WWI
Russia already was having major problems internally and now had to fight a world war. -
Nicholas II abdicates the throne
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March Revolution begins
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Kerensky heads the provisional government
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Lenin returns from exile in Germany
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Lenin takes power
Russia now has a person worthy of leading a country. -
Trotsky wins Civil War
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civil war begins
Russia was already involved with WWI and now had a war amongst its own people. -
Russia pulls out of WWI (Brest-Litovsk)
Russia is no longer losing millions of lives to a pointless war. -
Assasination of Romanov family
Russia had finally rid itself of the tsar. -
Stalin comes to power
When Lenin died, Stalin took his place and worked to fix the damage caused to Russia. -
Russia becomes a totalitarian state
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Great Purge
