ww1 timline By drianna Dec 18, 1878 stalin comes to power Jul 28, 1914 start of ww1 Nov 8, 1917 start of russian rev. Oct 26, 1918 end of russian rev. Nov 11, 1918 end of ww1 Apr 22, 1922 lenin comes to power Period: Apr 22, 1922 to Jan 21, 1924 lenin comes to power Nov 26, 1929 wall street crash