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150,000 striking workers and their families march through St. Petersburg to delvier a protest to the Tsar.
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Granted Civil liberties, the need for Duma consent before passing laws and a widening of the Duma electorate to include all Russians.
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Nicholas 2 and his son given honarchy membership of the union of the russian people; they accept
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Tsar announce the structure of the State Duma and state council
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The first Duma is deemed too radical by the Tsar and is closed
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The Second State Duma opens
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Is also deemed too radical and closed
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Stolypin becomes Prime Minister
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The 3rd Duma opens. Mainly Octobrist , Nationalist and Rightist, it generally did as it was told.
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Stolypin is assassinated by a Socialist Revolutionary (who was also a Police agent); he was hated by the left and the right.
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two hundred striking workers shot during the Lena Goldfield Massacre; reaction to this sparks another year of unrest
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Germany Declares War on Russia
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The Tsar takes over as Commander-in-Cheif of the armed forces.
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Rasputin killed by Prince Yusupov.
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140,000 strike in Petrograd to commemorate Bloody Sunday; strikes in other cities
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Russain women demonstraing in honor of international womens day provide the initial spark leading to the mass uprising which topples the Tsar.
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The Tsar oders the use of military force to break the srtike. Troops fire on protesters causing tens of casualties but begin to mutiny later in the day.
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Again to fire at protesters, the Petrograd garrison mutinies, joins the protesters and begin arming them by seizing arsenals; the crowd attack police and release political prisoners.
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Lenin returns to Russia, where he soon dominates the Bolshevik party
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The July Days an armed insurrection/demonstration by soldiers and workers in Petrograd against both the PG and the PS for their failures.
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The Provisional Government Electoral Law offically decrees suffrage and the rights to run for office for all women over the age twenty.
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Believing Russia to be at the mercy of the Soviet, right wing hero Kornilov marches to Petrograd to restore strong government and crush the socialists.
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Bolshevik leaders debate launching a coup immediately, but delay until a Congress of Soviets has met and agreed.
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Bolsheviks finally takes control of Moscow and the Kremlin
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The Cossacks declare their independence and form the Republic of the Don.
