Russian Revolution By Rylanwc 1881 Alexander III becomes czar 1894 Nicholas II becomes czar 1903 Russian Marxists split into Mensheviks and Bolsheviks Feb 1, 1904 Japan attacks Port Arthur Jan 22, 1905 Bloody Sunday Oct 1, 1905 Czar Nicholas II creates the Duma Jun 1, 1914 Czar Nicholas II drags Russia into World War One 1915 Nicholas II moves his headquarters to the war front 1916 Rasputin murdered by a group of nobles Mar 1, 1917 Woman textile workers lead citywide strike in Petrograd Mar 10, 1917 Czar Nicholas II steps down Alexander Kerensky assumes power Apr 1, 1917 Lenin reaches Petrograd Nov 1, 1917 Factory Workers stormed the Winter Palace in Petrograd Called themselves the Bolshevik Red Guards Dec 1, 1917 Bolsheviks in power Led by Lenin Period: 1918 to 1920 Civil War Mar 1, 1921 Lenin creates the NEP New Economic Policy Jan 1, 1922 Russia was named the USSR Jun 1, 1922 Lenin suffers stroke Jan 1, 1924 Lenin Dies Jan 1, 1928 Stalin assumes full power of the Communist party 1929 Trotsky exiled