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February Revolution
(February 23-27 Julian Calendar) The beginning of the working-class revolution, making protests about food shortages and high prices. -
Tzar's Abdication
(March 2 Julian Calendar) Tzar Nicholas Romanov II abdicated, ending imperial rule over Russia. Also, the State Duma committe, declared itself as the Provisional Government, or later known as the "Whites." -
Lenin Returns
(April 3 Julain Calendar) After making a deal with the Germans, Lenin returns from exile to Petrogard in a sealed train. -
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July Days
(July 3-7 Julian Calendar) Protests against the Provisional Government arise in Petrograd. -
October Revolution
(October 25 Julian Calendar) The Bolsheviks gains control of Petrograd. -
Fall of the Winter Palace
(October 25 Julian Calendar) The Winter Palace was the last fort for the Provisional Government--until the Bolshevicks took over. Lenin now controls Russia. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russian is pulled out of WWI, just as Lenin promised, after signing a treaty with Germany. -
Communist Party
The Bolshevik Party officially becomes the Communist Party. -
Moscow
The new capital of Russia becomes Moscow, stripping Petrograd of its title after 206 years. -
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Civil War
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Russian Constitution of 1918
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Execution of the Romanov Family
After being put under house arrest, Tzar Nicholas Romanov II and his family and servants were murdered in Ekateringburg. -
Assasination Attempt on Lenin
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The New Economic Policy
A new economic policy is formed, making the bourgeois giving their land to the poor. -
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Russian Famine
Shortages of food and supplies caused millions of casualties. Marked as 'one of the greatest human disasters of the 20th century.' -
USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established.