Russian Revolution

Rasputin is Assasinated

Dec 30, 1916

Petrograd Soviets Form

Mar 9, 1917

Czar Nicholas II Abdication

Mar 15, 1917

Czar Nicholas II abdicated his power in throne because he was blamed by the russians for the failures during WW1.

The March Revolution Begins

Mar 17, 1917

The March Revolution started when 90,000 textile workers went on strike in Russia protesting about the shortage of fuel and bread. Many people joined and by the end of the week 400,000 people had joined the cause.

Germany Ships Russia to Russia

Apr 16, 1917

Communist Begin to Take Over Russia

Apr 30, 1917

Russian Civil War Time Span

Period: May 7, 1917 to May 7, 1923

Bolshevik Revolution

Oct 25, 1917

Lenin signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Dec 17, 1917

Royal Family Massacre

Jul 17, 1918

They were killed because the Bolsheviks believed that getting rid of them was necessary to establish ther own regime.