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Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to rish everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader.
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Russia broke a treaty signed with Japan about territores. After breaking the treaty, Japan bombed Port Aurthor and other Russian ports,
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200,000 workers marched on the czars's palace demanding better working conditions. The guards didn't like them protesting so they were giving the order to open fire into the crowd.
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The first Russian parliment called Duma met in May. The members wanted to make Russia a constitutional monarchy.
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The czar Nicholas II drags Russia into WWI. Many people are against the idea of war because Russia was unprepared to handle any military and economic costs.
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Women textile workers in Petrograd led a city wide strike. Nearly 200,000 workers flooded the streets and the riot lasted for five days.
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Armed factory workers, without warning, stormed the Winter Palace in Petrograd calling themselves the Red Guard. They took over the government offices and arrested the leaders.
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The treaty gave Germany a large portion of Russian territory. These terms created widespred anger among the Russian people.
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After almost three years of fighting, the White army surrendered to the Bolshevik's Red army. The fighting left around 14 million Russians dead and in the following famine.
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After the civil war, Lenin put his plans for a state-controlled economy and turned to a small-scale version of capitalism. These reforms allowed peasents to sell their surplus crops instead of turning them over to the government.
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Although Lenin survived his stroke, he set in motion a competition between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin to become the next leader. Stalin began his climb to the top of the government between 1922-1927.
