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economic hardship for working class leads to revolution and creation of the Duma (legislative assembly) -
Negative opinion of the Tsar due to failures in ww1 and continued economic hardship spark protests backed by police and military. -
Tsar Nicolas steps down fearing his safety ending 300 years of tsarists rule. -
After 16 years in exile Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia backing the bolsheviks who oppose Russia's involvement in the war. -
After a disastrous military campaign many soldiers mutinied and are backed by the bolsheviks, police open fire on the protesters and many bolshevik officials are arrested, Lenin flees to Finland. -
Kerensky becomes prime minister leading the Provisional Government. -
General Kornilov attempts a coup against the provisional government. -
Success of October Kornilov prompts Lenin to secretly return, and the Bolsheviks led by Lenin successfully seize government buildings and the Winter Palace overthrowing the provisional government. -
Despite the defeat of the provisional government many anti bolshevik forces still existed commonly called the White Army these forces wanted to reinstate Tsar rule, conflicts lasted until 1922. -
The defeat of the White Army in 1922 allowed for the creation of a wholly communistic form of government, unfortunately it remained a single party state where all opposition was ruthlessly repressed.