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Russian Revolution Timeline

By CALCALACG
  • Karl Marx publishes Das Kapital

    Karl Marx publishes Das Kapital

    Marx’s ideas laid the foundation for communist ideology that later inspired Russian revolutionaries.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

    Peaceful protesters were shot by the Tsar’s soldiers, starting the first Russian Revolution.
  • Creation of the Duma

    Creation of the Duma

    The Tsar created a parliament after protests, but he still kept most of his power.
  • Russia Enters World War I

    Russia Enters World War I

    The war caused great suffering and anger among the Russian people.
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    Russian Civil War

    The Red Army fought the White Army and won control of Russia.
  • Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates

    Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates

    The Tsar gave up his throne, ending 300 years of Romanov rule.
  • Lenin Returns and Announces the April Theses

    Lenin Returns and Announces the April Theses

    Lenin called for “Peace, Land, and Bread,” urging workers to start a revolution.
  • Bolshevik Revolution

    Bolshevik Revolution

    Lenin and his followers took control and formed the world’s first Communist government.
  • Formation of the USSR

    Formation of the USSR

    Russia and other republics joined together to form the Soviet Union.
  • Death of Lenin

    Death of Lenin

    Lenin’s death caused a power struggle that later brought Stalin to power.