The Russian Revolution Timeline

By LeeJo
  • The Reign of Nicholas II

    The Reign of Nicholas II

    Nicholas II was the last Tsar of the Russian Empire who ruled between 1894 and 1917 under the official title of 'Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias'.
  • The 1905 Revolution

    The 1905 Revolution

    Causes of the 1905 revolution were failed state-level leadership and policy, inflation poverty, hunger, Russo-Japanese War, the rise of reformer and revolutionary groups, and Bloody Sunday.
  • WWI in Russia

    WWI in Russia

    Russia entered the first world war with the largest army in the world, standing at 1,400,000 soldiers;
  • The February Revolution

    The February Revolution

    Took place during the First World War. Result: Abdication of the Tsar and the end of nearly 500 years of autocratic rule in Russia.
  • Lenin and the Great October Revolution

    Lenin and the Great October Revolution

    Lenin was the leader of the radical socialist Bolshevik Party (later renamed the Communist Party), which seized power in the October phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917
  • The Soviet Union Under Lenin

    The Soviet Union Under Lenin

    Lenin's administration redistributed land among the peasantry and nationalised banks and large-scale industry. It withdrew from the First World War by signing a treaty conceding territory to the Central Powers, and promoted world revolution through the Communist International.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

    600 people crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in an attempt to begin the Selma to Montgomery march.