Russian Revolution Tallis By KyHy Hoang Jul 15, 1914 World war 1 begins World War 1 begins Sep 5, 1915 Czar nicholas ii assumes supreme command of the russian army Apr 30, 1917 Lenin is control of russia Oct 20, 1918 Bolshevik goverment converts russia from the julian to the gregorian calender Oct 20, 1918 Bolshevik change their name to the communist party Oct 20, 1918 Capital of russia changes from st petersburg to moscow Oct 20, 1918 Civil war begins Oct 20, 1918 Czar nicholas II and his family are executed Oct 20, 1918 Lenin is wounded from assassination attempt Oct 20, 1920 Russian civil war ends Oct 20, 1922 Stalin is appointed general secretary Oct 20, 1922 Stalin is appointed general secretary Oct 20, 1922 U.S.S.R (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Oct 20, 1924 Stalin publicly attacks Trotsky and Zinoviev Oct 20, 1924 3 people expelled from the communist party Oct 20, 1931 Terrible famine across the soviet unoin, millions die Oct 20, 1934 Great terror begins and continues to 1938 Oct 20, 1937 Purge of the army begins, generals are executed Mar 20, 1939 stalin announces the end of the great terror Oct 20, 1939 World war II begins Oct 20, 1940 Trotsky assassinated by stalin's agents Oct 20, 1941 Hitler invodes Soviet Feb 13, 1943 Battle of stalingrad, germans are defeated Oct 20, 1943 stalin meets roosevelt and churchill Feb 20, 1948 ·Communists seize power in Czechoslovakia, cementing Soviet control of Eastern Europe. Sep 20, 1948 Soviets explode their first bomb Dec 18, 1949 Stalin celebrates his 70th birthday