Russian Revolution

By cruzzuniga1813

  • 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

  • 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.

  • February Revolution

  • Provisional Government established

  • 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.

  • October Revolution

  • Council of People's Commissars

  • 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

  • The Communist Party is developed

    Lenin changed the name of his political party to the Communist Party.

  • The USSR is established

    Lenin helped establish the United Soviet Socialists Republic, a communist country. He worked with Joseph Stalin.