Russian Revolution

Nicholas 2nd Takes over

Oct 20, 1894

Czar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia.

Nicholas II gets married

Nov 14, 1894

Czar Nicholas II marries Alexandra Fedorovna

Nicholas II Crowned Czar

May 14, 1896

Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia

Bloody Sunday

Jan 9, 1903

January 9 (January 22 NS) - Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution

End of the 1905 Revolution

Oct 17, 1903

The October Manifesto, issued by Czar Nicholas II, brings an end to the 1905 Russian Revolution by promising civil liberties and an elected parliament.

World War I begins

Jul 15, 1914

World War I begins

Nicholas II takes command of the Russian Army

Sep 5, 1915

Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army.

Nicholas II abdicates and includes son

Mar 2, 1917

Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. The following day, Nicholas' brother, Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional Government formed.

Lenin in control of Russia

Oct 26, 1917

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

Russia out of World War I

Mar 3, 1918

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, between Germany and Russia, is signed and takes Russia out of World War I

Communist Party

Mar 8, 1918

The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party

Nicholas II and family executed

Jul 17, 1918

Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed.