Russian Revolution By timetoastrulez2 1547 Centuries of autocratic rule by the czars Jan 1, 1894 Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia Jan 1, 1900 Dissatisfied workers organize strike Jan 1, 1903 Revolutionary movements begin and compete for power Jan 22, 1905 Revolution of 1905—Bloody Sunday Sep 5, 1905 Russia loses war with Japan Aug 4, 1914 Russia enters World War I Mar 4, 1917 March Revolution Mar 15, 1917 Czar Nicholas abdicates the throne Mar 15, 1917 Provisional government is established Apr 16, 1917 Lenin Returns to Russia Nov 6, 1917 Bolshevik Revolution topples provisional government Nov 7, 1917 Civil War between Red and White Armies 1918 Bolsheviks change name to Communist Party Mar 3, 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ends Russia’s involvement in WWI 1920 Lenin establishes New Economic Policy (NEP) Jan 1, 1922 Russia is organized into several self-governing republics Jan 1, 1922 Stalin becomes Dictator May 26, 1922 Lenin suffers first stroke