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Alexander Ulyanov is Hanged
Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged for plotting to kill Czar Alexander III. -
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Russian Revolution
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Czar Alexander III dies
Czar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia. -
Lenin is arrested
Lenin is arrested, kept in solitary confinement for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years -
Nicholas II crowned
Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia -
The Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party
The Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) meeting in which the Party splits into two factions: Mensheviks ("minority") and Bolsheviks ("majority") -
Alexei birth
After having four girls, Czarina Alexandra gives birth to a son, Alexei -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution -
The October Manifesto
The October Manifesto, issued by Czar Nicholas II, brings an end to the 1905 Russian Revolution by promising civil liberties and an elected parliament (Duma) -
Fundamental laws created
A constitution (the Fundamental Laws of 1906) is created, reflecting the promises made in the October Manifesto -
WW1
World War I begins -
Command of the Army
Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army -
February Revolution
The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd. -
Nicholas execution
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed. -
Soviet Socialist
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established -
Lenin Dies
Lenin dies; Stalin will become his successor
