Russian Revolution By obungalover420 1914 Martial law is declared in russia Apr 28, 1914 First World war begins 1917 Mensheviks call for revolution in russia Feb 23, 1917 Revolution begins in St. Petersburg and the provisional government is established as the ruling power in the empire Feb 27, 1917 Tsar orders use of violence to reduce civil unrest Feb 28, 1917 Soldiers mutiny against the government and the Petrograd Soviet is formed Apr 4, 1917 Lenin publishes "April Thesis" and calls for further revolution Oct 2, 1917 Tsar Nicholas II resigns Oct 25, 1917 Bolsheviks storm Winter Palace and seize power from the Provisional Government Mar 3, 1918 Russia withdraws from first world war 1922 USSR is formed Feb 21, 1924 Lenin dies, stalin takes his place
