Russian Revolution By haileyfearing Jan 1, 1814 Centuries of autocratic rule by the czars Jan 1, 1900 Dissatisfied workers organize strike 1917 Bolshevik Revolution topples provisional government Mar 15, 1917 Czar Nicholas abdicates the throne Jan 1, 1918 Civil War between Red and White Armies 1925 Bolsheviks change name to Communist Party