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Czar Nicholas is crowned
After his father, Czar Alexander III, died, Nicholas II became Czar over all of Russia. -
Vladmir Lenin is exiled
Lenin's brother had been killed a few years before for trying to kill Czar Nicholas' father. Lenin wanted to take over power from Nicholas, and he was arrested and exiled from Russia. -
The Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party meets
At the meeting the people were split into two groups. Some supported Lenin, and others supported a different leader. -
A revolution breaks out
A revolution broke out in St. Petersburg, but Czar Nicholas quickly put an end to it. The day was called Bloody Sunday. -
Rasputin is introduced into the aristocracy
Rasputin aka the mad monk, called himself a holy man and a healer, and he helped heal Czar Nicholas' sick son. Still, Rasputin wasn't a good man, and many in Russia hated him, putting the people at odds with the Czar. -
WWI begins
World War I began and the following year, Czar Nicholas took command of the Russian Army. -
Rasputin is killed
The plan to kill Rasputin seemed simple, but it took a lot of work to finally kill him. -
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. -
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. -
The Communist Party is developed
Lenin changed the name of his political party to the Communist Party. -
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 USSR is established
Lenin helped establish the United Soviet Socialists Republic, a communist country. He worked with Joseph Stalin. -
Vladmir Lenin dies
After Lenin died, Joseph Stalin took over his rule. He would rule for many years to come. The Russian revolution changed Russia and all of history, introducing communism into the modern world. However, communism didn't catch on as Lenin and Stalin had hoped. Instead, demo