Russian Revolution By pbecker@sfcs.k12.ny.us Period: Jan 25, 1853 to Jan 25, 1855 Crimean War Jan 25, 1871 Unification of Germany Jan 25, 1888 William II becomes Kaiser of Germany Nov 1, 1894 Nicholas becomes Czar Feb 8, 1904 Russo-Japanese War Jan 25, 1905 Bloody Sunday Aug 1, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia Dec 16, 1916 Rasputin murdered by nobles Feb 23, 1917 Bread Riot Mar 2, 1917 Nicholas abdicates the throne Mar 25, 1917 Russian Revolution begins Nov 7, 1917 Lenin takes over the Russian Revolution Dec 27, 1917 Russian civil war begins (Bolsheviks/Reds VS Whites) Jul 18, 1918 Nicholas and his family are killed by order of Lenin Nov 11, 1918 Lenin ends war with Germany