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15 of the most important events of the Russian revolution https://www.bl.uk/russian-revolution/articles/timeline-of-the-russian-revolution
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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. -
sailor mutiny on the battle ship Potemkin causes major riots that were stopped by the troops of the tsar order.
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Nicholas ll promised civil liberties and as a result Russian monarchy are striped of there absolute power -
Shooting occurred during a strike at the gold field an rekindled the revolutionary and workers movement that was halted by bloody Sunday. -
Germany declares war on Russia which causes panic amongst citizens. -
People protested in Petrograd which resulted in the desolation of the Russian monarchy -
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.
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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. -
The red army is formed and Trotsky declares war. Germany invades Russia
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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 to the constitution take place, with the socialist revolutionaries with three quarters of the seats and bolshevik winning less than one
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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. -
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. -
After the death of Lenin a rivalry between Trostsky and Stalin started. Stalin exiled Trostsky and pursued with the creation of soviet union. -
Lenin dies and Stalin takes his place as party leader.