Russian revolution

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    russian revolution

    15 of the most important events of the Russian revolution https://www.bl.uk/russian-revolution/articles/timeline-of-the-russian-revolution
  • bloody sunday

    bloody sunday

    Workers marched at the winter palace to make there demands know to czar. Tsar troops opened fire on peaceful protesters. This event was blamed on Nicholas ll. Around 200 people were killed.
  • protest

    sailor mutiny on the battle ship Potemkin causes major riots that were stopped by the troops of the tsar order.
  • october manifesto

    october manifesto

    Nicholas ll promised civil liberties and as a result Russian monarchy are striped of there absolute power
  • Lena goldfield massacre

    Lena goldfield massacre

    Shooting occurred during a strike at the gold field an rekindled the revolutionary and workers movement that was halted by bloody Sunday.
  • outbreak of first world war

    outbreak of first world war

    Germany declares war on Russia which causes panic amongst citizens.
  • major protests

    major protests

    People protested in Petrograd which resulted in the desolation of the Russian monarchy
  • change in goverment

    After Nicholas ll sons refuse to take the throne a provisional government is formed with a new leader prince lvov. This actions help lead Russia to become the state of the people.
  • june offesive

    june offesive

    Russian minister of war launches an offensive attack on Austria- Hungary forces. This leads to a counter attack from low morale caused by the revolution.
  • germany

    The red army is formed and Trotsky declares war. Germany invades Russia
  • boleshivik

    boleshivik

    Lenin and the bolshevik take advantage of the turmoil left by the march of Petrograd and proceed to arrest members of the provisional government and create the soviet government. Bolsheviks seize control of Petrograd
  • elections

    Elections to the constitution take place, with the socialist revolutionaries with three quarters of the seats and bolshevik winning less than one
  • Brest-litovsk treaty

    Brest-litovsk treaty

    Russia ends its participation in WW l which results in major economic lose in Bolshevik Russia. This is considered a victory for Russia because it saves Russia from futher war.
  • communism

    communism

    End of the communism war which results in the formation of the new economic policy (NEP) which allowed peasants to sell a surplus of food and resources and own private factories.
  • soviet union

    soviet union

    After the death of Lenin a rivalry between Trostsky and Stalin started. Stalin exiled Trostsky and pursued with the creation of soviet union.
  • Joseph Stalin

    Lenin dies and Stalin takes his place as party leader.