Russian Revolution By haileyfearing Jan 1, 1814 Centuries of autocratic rule by the czars May 18, 1868 Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia Jan 1, 1900 Dissatisfied workers organize strike Jan 1, 1903 Revolutionary movements begin and compete for power Feb 1, 1904 Russia loses war with Japan Jan 22, 1905 Revolution 1905-Bloody Sunday Jan 1, 1914 Russia enters World War 1 1917 Bolshevik Revolution topples provisional govenrment 1917 Provisional government is established 1917 Russia is organized into several self-growing republics Mar 1, 1917 March Revolution Mar 15, 1917 Czar Nicholas abdicates the throne Apr 1, 1917 Lenin Returns to Russia Jan 1, 1918 Civil War between Red and White Armies Mar 1, 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ends Russia's involvement in WW1 Jan 1, 1922 Lenin suffers stroke 1925 Bolshevik change name to Communist Party 1928 Lenin establishes New Economic policy Jan 1, 1929 Stalin becomes Dictator