-
Murder
Rasputin is murdered. -
Period: to
Russia Revolution
-
Demonstrations
February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd (also called the March Revolution if following the Gregorian calendar) -
Refusal of Throne
Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. The following day, Nicholas' brother, Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional Government formed. -
Lenin Returns
Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train. -
Protests
The July Days begin in Petrograd with spontaneous protests against the Provisional Government; after the Bolsheviks unsuccessfully try to direct these protests into a coup, Lenin is forced into hiding. -
New Prime Minister
Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional Government -
The Kornilov Affair
The Kornilov Affair, a failed coup by General Lavr Kornilov, commander of the Russian Army. -
The October Revolution
The Bolsheviks take over Petrograd. -
Lenin Takes Control
The Winter Palace, the last holdout of the Provisional Government, is taken by the Bolsheviks; the Council of People's Commissars, led by Lenin, is now in control of Russia.
