The Russian Revolution

End of the "Time of Trouble"

Jan 1, 1613

A zemsky sobor ends the "Time of Troubles" and Michael Romanov becomes the first Romanov leader.

Decembrist Revolt

Dec 14, 1824

Nicholas I was frightened by the revolt and exiled the officers who participated in the revolt and had the leaders hanged.

Alexander II's most significant reform

Jan 1, 1861

Alexander II emancipated the serfs, for which he is known as "Alexander the Liberator"

Birth of Lenin

Apr 22, 1870

Lenin was born April 22, 1870 in Ulyanovsk, Russia.

Czar Nicholas II ABdicated

Mar 15, 1917

He was forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents and the devastating events on the eastern front that showed Nicholas II's ineffectual leadership.

October Revolution

Oct 24, 1917

This helped bring Lenin to power, as he was the leader of this revolution in which the Winter Palace and capitol were seized.

Tsar Romanov and his family are shot

Jul 17, 1918

On July 17, 1918 Tsar Nicholas II and his family are shot. This marks the end of the ROmanov Dynasty.