Russian Revolution Timeline By AllieBeckk Jan 1, 1814 Centuries of autocratic rule by the czars May 26, 1896 Nicholas 2 becomes Czar of Russia Jan 1, 1900 Dissatisfied workers organize strike Jan 1, 1903 Revolution of 1905-Bloody Sunday Jan 1, 1903 Revolutionary movements begin and compete for power 1905 Russia loses war with Japan Aug 4, 1914 Russia enters World War 1 Aug 4, 1914 Russia enters WW1 1917 Bolshevik Revolution topples provisional government 1917 Civil War between Red and White Armies 1917 Russia is organized into several self-governing republics Mar 1, 1917 March Revolution Mar 15, 1917 Czar Nicholas abdicates the throne Apr 1, 1917 Lenin Returns to Russia 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ends Russia's involvement in WW1 1922 Lenin suffers stroke 1925 Bolsheviks change name to Communist party Jan 1, 1929 Stalin becomes Dictator