Russian Revolution

By jakejake202
  • Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia

    Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia

    This was the final coronation in russia of a czar
  • Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution

    Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution

    A group of unarmed men was going to give a present to Tsar nicholas were fired on and killed by imperial soldiers
  • World War I begins

    World War I begins

    Everyone had an ally so when two countries went to war everyone else got involved and the world went to war.
  • The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd

    The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd

    Women were angry they had to wait in line for bread and started to protest and soon got men involved in it.
  • The October Revolution - the Bolsheviks take over Petrograd

    The October Revolution - the Bolsheviks take over Petrograd

    There was a food shortage which turned into a riot Nicholas II was forced to leave leaving the Bolsheviks in charge.
  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates (gives up power)

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates (gives up power)

    After Russia was taken over Nicholas ll gave up power and was executed in fear that he would be rescued.
  • Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train

    Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train

    Lenin returns to Petrograd after a decade of exile to take over the Russian Revolution
  • Bolshevik uprising fails in Petrograd

    Bolshevik uprising fails in Petrograd

    They planned to have peaceful protest but when armed protest broke out Lenin went into hiding and the other leaders were arrested.
  • Russia withdraws from World War I

    Russia withdraws from World War I

    Russia dropped out of the war soon after the October Revolution of 1917 and then had a bloody civil war.
  • Russian civil war begins

    Russian civil war begins

    The communist were known as the reds those who opposed them were the whites and they wanted to restore the monarchy. There was also green who were peasants who didn't want nether the red or white to win.The red beat both greens and the whites.
  • The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party

    The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party

    They formed an army and called themselves the communist Party and they established six self governing soviet republics.
  • The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow

    The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow

    Fearing foreign invasion the capital was moved to moscow
  • Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed

    Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed

    Czar his wife and there five children and all in prison with them were beat and shot to death.
  • Russian civil war ends

    Russian civil war ends

    In October 1922 the provisional government was overthrown and the Civil war ended
  • The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established

    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established

    Also known as the Soviet Union the new communist state was the successor to the Russian Empire and the first country in the world to be based on Marxist socialism
  • Lenin suffers second stroke

    Lenin suffers second stroke

    He was the leader of the Russian army. He died at the age of 53 after suffering 3 strokes
  • Lenin dies

    Lenin dies

    Lenin died after three fatal strokes