Russian Revolution 1905-1924

By Caitlin G

  • Russo-Japanese War Begins

  • More than 120,000 industrial workers go on strike in St Petersburg

  • Bloody Sunday

    Tsarist troops open fire on peaceful demonstration of workers

  • Strikes Break out in Factories

  • Potemkin Mutiny

  • Russo-Japanese War ends

  • St Petersburg General Strike

  • October Manifesto Signed by Tsar Nicholas II

  • Lenin Returns to St Petersburg

  • Moscow Paralysied by General Strike

  • Moscow Uprising

  • Fundamental Laws issued by Nicholas II

  • First Duma meets in St Petersburg

  • Tsar dissolves Duma

  • Second Duma Opens

  • Second Duma Dissolved

  • Third Duma Opened

  • Lenin Flees Russia

  • Lena River Massacre

    Troops fire on marchers killing over 200. this triggers more strikes.

  • Fourth Duma Opens

  • Germany declares War on Russia

  • Tsar takes control of War effort

  • Rasputin Assasinated

  • February Revolution Begins

  • Strikes continue to Expand

    Tsar orders troops to fire on unruly protestors.

  • Tsar Nicholas II abdicates the Throne

    ends 300 years of Romanov rule

  • The Provisional Government begins

  • Lenin Returns (April Thesis)

  • 'July Days' Uprising in Petrograd

  • Provisional Governemnt Collapse/Kerensky becomes Prime Minister

  • Bolsheviks Sieze Power

  • Bolsheviks Storm the Winter Palace

    Provisional Government members arrested. Kerensky flees.

  • Bolshevik Red Guards win Control of Moscow

  • Lenin decrees formation of the CHEKA

  • Bolsheviks adopt Gregorian calendar (1)

  • Red Army Formed/Trotsky appointed commissar (2)

  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed ends Russias involvement in World War I (1)

  • Lenin issues his Hanging Order (1)

  • Most Major Fighting in Civil War is concluded (1)

  • Joseph Stalin is appointed General Secretary (1)

  • Lenin suffers first stroke (1)

  • Lenin dictates Political Testament (1)

  • Starlin and Lenin relationship breaks down (1)

  • Lenin Dies after four strokes (1)

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