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Rasputin is killed
The plan to kill Rasputin seemed simple, but it took a lot of work to finally kill him. -
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Russian Revolution
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Another revolution begins
The people were unhappy with Czar Nicholas' rule of the country. They began protests and strikes, refusing to do their work. -
Czar Nicholas tries to step down
Nicholas tried to give up his throne and let his brother take over, but his brother refused. Other Russian aristocrats tried to make a temporary government. -
Vladmir Lenin tries to take over
Lenin came out of exile and tried to take over the temporary government, but he was chased back into hiding. -
Lenin succeeds in taking over
Lenin still led the split political party of the Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party, and his party soon moved in and took control of Russia. -
The Communist Party is developed
Lenin changed the name of his political party to the Communist Party. -
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed -
Russia backs out of WWI
Lenin signed a treaty, taking Russia out of WWI. Later that year he had Czar Nicholas and his family killed. -
an Mensheviks legalised and allowed to publish Vsegda Vpered in Moscow.
Mensheviks legalised and allowed to publish Vsegda Vpered in Moscow. Era of relative freedom begins in Bolshevik controlled Russia -
White Armies attack the Bolsheviks
White Armies attack the Bolsheviks from all directions but the Red Army is finally victorious. -
Feb The Cheka closes down Vsegda Vpered
The Cheka closes down Vsegda Vpered. This marks a return to despotic rule by Bolsheviks. -
Poland invades Russia.
Poland invades Russia. -
Russian civil war ends
Russian civil war ends -
The USSR is established
Lenin helped establish the United Soviet Socialists Republic, a communist country. He worked with Joseph Stalin. -
Stalin is appointed General Secretary
Stalin is appointed General Secretary -
Lenin suffers first stroke
Lenin suffers first stroke -
Lenin suffers second stroke and retires from politics
Lenin suffers second stroke and retires from politics -
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established