Russian Revolution

  • Period: to

    1900-1930

  • Russo-Japanese war

  • revolution of 1905

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    This was when a peacful protest was shot down by the army. this made people realize that the Tsar was not a good leader and didnt have the peoples best intrest at hand.
  • Creation of the Duma

    Creation of the Duma
    The creation of the duma ment to look like almost a parlament to the people when in reality it was still controlled by the Tsar. He still had complete peower over the people.
  • russia enters WWI

    russia enters WWI
    This was when the tsar really started to be hated,do him not caring about his people and just thowing the into battle
  • Russia pulls out of WWI

    Russia pulls out of WWI
    Russia pulls out of the war and this is when the revolts and revolutions began
  • March revolution

    March revolution
    this started the first of the revolts causing a change of power giving the people what they wanted
  • Nicholas II abdicates from the throne

    Nicholas II abdicates from the throne
    This was significant do to the people's dislike of this ruler. they would have a new overnment.
  • Kerensky heads the provisional government

  • Lenin returns from exile

    Lenin returns from exile
    This was significant because Lenin was the head of the bolshaviks. he lead revolts and eventually the government
  • Lenin takes power

    Lenin takes power
    This was significant because the Bolshaviks finally had power. They could give the people what they wanted. food and peace
  • Civil war begins

    Civil war begins
    This was the begining of the end for the government. This started the actual fighting and war between the people and the Tsar.
  • Trotsky wins civil war

  • Assassination of Romanov family

  • Stalin comes to power

  • russia becomes totalitarian state

    russia becomes totalitarian state
    his was when Joseph stalin took power. He became a dictator of Russia controling everything the people did.
  • Great Purge