The Russian Revolution Timeline By Sieyra Galvin Feb 8, 1904 Russia is organized into several self-governing republics Jan 22, 1905 Revolution of 1905—Bloody Sunday Aug 14, 1914 Russia enters World War I Mar 7, 1917 Revolutionary movements begin and compete for power Mar 8, 1917 Bolshevik Revolution topples provisional government Mar 8, 1917 The March Revolution Mar 15, 1917 Czar Nicholas abdicated the throne Mar 15, 1917 Provisional government is established Apr 16, 1917 Lenin Returns to Russia Nov 7, 1917 Civil War between Red and White Armies Dec 19, 1917 Dissatisfied workers organize strike Mar 8, 1918 Bolsheviks change name to Communist Party Mar 30, 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended Russia’s involvement in WWI May 26, 1918 Centuries of autocratic rule by the czars May 6, 1919 Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia Mar 21, 1921 Lenin establishes New Economic Policy (NEP) May 26, 1922 Lenin suffers stroke Period: Dec 18, 1929 to Nov 18, 1953 Stalin becomes Dictator
