WWI and Post -WWI Timeline By Skinny_Minni_Love Jan 9, 1905 Start of Russian Revolution Anxious troops open fire Jul 28, 1914 Start of WWI First world war Feb 23, 1917 End of Russian revolution When the russian war ended Nov 8, 1917 Lenin comes to power Nov 11, 1918 End of WWI End of the first war Jan 21, 1924 Stalin comes to power Oct 29, 1929 US Stock Market Crash / Start of the great depression