Russian Revolution by Grey Ackerly By branham Jan 1, 1903 Russian Social Democratic Labor Party splits into Bolsheviks (led by Lenin) and Mensheviks Jan 1, 1904 Russo-Japanese War Jan 1, 1905 Russo-Japanese Ends Jan 1, 1905 Russian Revolution of 1905 Jul 28, 1914 Start of World War 1 Jan 1, 1916 Murder of royal adivser Grigori Rasputin Jan 1, 1917 Feburary Revolution leads to abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and to rule by a provisional government Oct 1, 1917 October Revolution led by Vladimir Lenin Jan 1, 1918 Lenin orders the executions of Nicholas II and his family Jan 1, 1922 the USSR (Soviet Union) is officially established Jan 1, 1924 Death of Vladimir Lenin Feb 22, 2016 (1917-1923) Russian civil war between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and the Whites w/ foreign aid supplied to the Whites