Russian Revolution 1917-1918

The February Revolution

Feb 23, 1917

Demonstrations and strikes in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) AP Images Soviet Revolution 1917, 07102609128; 2/17/12

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Period: Feb 23, 1917 to Nov 30, 1920

Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son

Mar 2, 1917

Provisional Government formed Tsar Nicholas II,1914 AP Images 0804260347; 2/17/12

Vladimir Ilyitch Lenin Lenin (1870-1924) returns from exile

Apr 3, 1917

His arrival is in a sealed train. AP Images 97020101359 2/1/1897 Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin; 2/17/12

July Days: Anti-Provisional Government spontaneous protest

Jul 3, 1917

Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister, Provisional Gov't

Jul 11, 1917

Bolsheviks take over Petrograd

Oct 25, 1917

AP Images Soviet Revolution 1917, 07102609217; 2/17/12

Winter Palace falls; Lenin in Control

Oct 26, 1917

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ends WWI

Mar 3, 1918

Russian capital moved to Moscow

Mar 11, 1918

Russian civil war begins

Jun 1, 1918

Czar Nicholas II and family executed

Jul 17, 1918

AP Images Russia Czar's Family 080716010410; 2/17/12

Russian Civil War ends

Nov 30, 1920

Russian leaders: Czar Nicholas II, Trotsky, Lenin, Stalin AP Images Russia Soviet Revolution 071026011438; 2/17/12