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Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged for plotting to kill Czar Alexander III
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Czar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia
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Lenin is arrested, kept in solitary confinement for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years
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Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia
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St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution
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The October Manifesto, issued by Czar Nicholas II, brings an end to the 1905 Russian Revolution by promising civil liberties and an elected parliament (Duma
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A constitution (the Fundamental Laws of 1906) is created, reflecting the promises made in the October Manifesto
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World War I begins
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Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army
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The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd (also called the March Revolution if following the Gregorian calendar)
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Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. The following day, Nicholas' brother, Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional Government formed
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Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train
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The July Days begin in Petrograd with spontaneous protests against the Provisional Government; after the Bolsheviks unsuccessfully try to direct these protests into a coup, Lenin is forced into hiding
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•July 11 (July 24 NS) - Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional Government
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Russian civil war ends
