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Rasputin Assasinated
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Communist Control Russia
1917 -
Petrograd Soviets Formed
March 1917 -
March Revolution
March 1917 -Series of Political disruption
-These "Distrbutions" let to the creation of the Soviet Union
-Riots and strikes in St. Petersburg
-Cause of March Revolution was due to food shortages in the city due to bad economic times and repeated losses during World War I
-Very unorganized Revolution, with no clear leaders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_Revolution -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicates
-Abdicated at the end of March Revolution
-First abdicated in Favour of Tsarevich Alexei
-The people were very tired of Nicholas and had had enough of all that he did.
-Considered by many to be a "weak" king
-Offered his throne to his brother, but his brother declinded and it was a smart decision because if he accepted he would have a ton of people who would hate him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia#Abdication_.281917.29 -
Lenin Shipped by Germans to Russia
April 1917 -
Period: to
Russian Civil War
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Bolshevik Revolution
November 7-8 1917 -
Lenin Signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
-Treaty between Bolshevik Government of Russia and the Central Powers that concluded Russia's participation in World War I.
-Treaty signed at Brest-Litovsk, after about two months of negotiating.
-Russia lost a ton of land
-Germany transported troops to the Western Front. This made the Allies lose pretty quickly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Brest-Litovsk -
Royal Family Murdered
