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The Russian Revolution
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Marxist Revolutionaries Split
Lenin leads the radical Bolsheviks and has to flee Russia to Europe to avoid arrest. Will he return? -
Russo Japanese War
Japan retaliation, defeat for Russia, Japan takes Korea, and parts of China. -
bloody sunday
hundreds of workers and families shot -
Rule of the Duma
Russia's first parliament meets today. -
Russia Enters World War I
Unprepared with poorly equipped troops. Defeated by the Germans. 4 million dead or wounded in the first year. -
Rasputin "The Mad Monk from Siberia"
Rasputin influences the Czarina; becomes a problem for Russia; plot is launched to kill him. Will his prophecy come true. -
Citywide strike in Petrograd
Women textile workers led strike. Nicholas loses control of army and steps down because army turned against him. -
Factory Workers Storm Winter Palace
Calling themselves the Bolshevik Red Guards, the factory workers took over government offices and arrested the leaders of the provisional government. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia and Germany signed treaty of brest-litovsk. Russia surrendered large part of territory to Germany and allies. -
The execution of the Romanovs
Death to the Romanovs
The Czar and his family are put under house arrest; Lenin eventually orders their execution to help in the fight against the Whites. -
End of civil war
14 million died, flu and famine spread, state-controlled society was formed. REDS WIN -
Better economy, Better Life. Formation of NEP
Lenin creates new economic plan based off capitalism that allows farmers to sell their products rather than giving them to the government. -
The Ruthless Climb
Joesph Stalin worked behind the scenes to move his supporters into positions of power. Lenin suffers a stroke.
