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Mensheviks and Bolsheviks Split
The democratic party of Russia splits into two seperate parties, the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks. Vladimir Lenin headed the Bolshevik Party while Julius Martov headed the Menshevik Party. -
Japan Defeates Russia
The Japanese defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese war, and as a result the Russians began to lose confidence in their Tsar. They thought they would mercilessly beat Japan but they were defeated. -
Bloody Sunday
Ruthless massacre of hundreds of unarmed protestors in St. Petersburg. This brutal killing led to massive strikes and demonstrations within the empire. -
General Strike
The Tsar promises a constitution after the General Strike sweeps through Russia. -
Court Martial Punishes many
The government creates a special courts martial to deal with political incidents; over 60,000 are executed, imprisoned or exiled by the system. -
Duma operatives are arrested
Bolshevik members in Duma are arrested, tried and exiled to Siberia. -
Protest against World War I
The Spartacus League decided to come out into the open and organized an organized a demonstration against the First World War in Berlin. Several leaders were imprisioned. -
Bloody Sunday Rememrance
The Bolsheviks party increased to 24,000 members and they organized a demonstration in remembrance for Bloody sunday. Most of the Bolshevik leaders were in prison. -
Bolshevik Insurrection
Bolshevik workers break into various police stations and cut the telephone wires to government offices. The bolsheviks and the armed forces got into multiple armed conflicts. -
Nicholas II
Nicholas II abdicted his throne which then lead to the formation of a Provisionasl Government. At the time both the Provisional Government and the worker soviets existed and there was a duality of power. -
General Komilov
Supported by the capitalists and the landlords, threatened to seize power to crush the worker's movement. he was defeated by the Bolsheviks. -
Bolshevik's In Power
Pro-Bolshevik soldiers and Red Guard marched towards the Winter Palace and arrested members of the Provisional Government. This is often called a Bloodless Coup that put the Bolshevik's in power. -
Phase 2 of Russian Revolution
Vladimir Lenin led to his leftist revolutionaries in an uprising in Petrograd against the ineffective Kerensky Provisional Government. -
Soviet Secret Police
The Soviet Secret police was created one day after the Russian Revolution, and it was entirely composed of Bolsheviks for a period of time until it was altered. The Secret Soviet Police was to defend the revolution. -
Mutiny of the Troops
80,000 troops revolted against the Russian Army causing massive looting and widespread rioting. This put the entire country into chaos. -
Bolsheviks
Bolsheviks take over Moscow.
