Russian Revolution Timeline

By Elliott

  • Dissatisfied workers organize strike

    Rapid industrialization caused new problems including bad working conditions miserably low wages and child labor because of this workers formed a strike

  • Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia

    After becoming czar in 1894 he continued Russian autocracy a form of government in which the czar has total power

  • Centuries of autocratic rule by the Czars

    Autocratic rule by the Czars was when the Czar had power over the entire country. The Czars controlled what happened in schools

  • Revolutionary movements begin and compete for power

    As a result of these problems with working conditions many Revolutionary movements began One group who called themselves Marxist revolutionaries believed that the workers would overthrow the Czars

  • Russia enters war with Japan and loses

    After breaking a series of agreements over the territories of Korea and Manchuria Russia and Japan went into war.

  • Revolution of 1905 - Bloody Sunday

    alot of workers and their families carried a petition asking for better working conditions more personal freedom

  • Russia enters World War I

    Russia was fully unprepared for the war economically and as a military WWI revealed the weaknesses of
    czarist rule

  • The March Revolution

    March Revolution was led by women textile workers becoming a citywide strike because shortages of bread and food

  • Czar Nicholas abdicates the throne

    As a local protest exploded into an uprising known as the March Revolution

  • Provisional government is establish

    Leaders of the Duma established provisional government led by Alexander Kerensky. Kerensky decided to continue fighting in the war which lost him support

  • Lenin Returns to Russia

    After many years of exile Russia arranged Lenin’s return

  • Bolshevik Revolution topples provisional government

    Lenin and the Bolsheviks soon gained control in many Russian cities Lenin gained many followers fast and without warning, armed factory workers stormed the Winter Palace

  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ends Russia’s involvement in WWI

    After signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk to end the war many Russians were angry at Lenin.

  • Civil War between Red and White Armies begins

    The White Army was made up of very different groups but all had the same goal which was to defeat the Bolsheviks

  • Lenin establishes New Economic Policy

    With the Russian economy destroyed by revolution and war, Lenin was focused on reviving it. He established a New Economic Policy

  • Bolsheviks change name to Communist Party

    The Bolsheviks renamed their party the Communist Party which came from the writings of Karl Marx

  • Russia is organized into several self-governing republics

    Bolshevik leaders saw nationalism as a threat to staying together and stay loyal to Russia

  • Lenin suffers stroke

    After surviving a stroke in 1922 the incident gave the communist party a chance to gain more power. The communist party was led by Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin.

  • Stalin becomes Dictator

    From 1922 to 1928 Stalin was slowly gaining more power without people even knowing He very quietly moved his supporters into positions of power.