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Czar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia.
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Czar Nicholas II marries Alexandra Fedorovna
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Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia
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January 9 (January 22 NS) - Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution
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The October Manifesto, issued by Czar Nicholas II, brings an end to the 1905 Russian Revolution by promising civil liberties and an elected parliament.
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World War I begins
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Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army.
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Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. The following day, Nicholas' brother, Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional Government formed.
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The Winter Palace, the last holdout of the Provisional Government, is taken by the Bolsheviks; the Council of People's Commissars (abbreviated as Sovnarkom), led by Lenin, is now in control of Russia
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, between Germany and Russia, is signed and takes Russia out of World War I
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The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party
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Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed.
