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The anniversary of Bloody Sunday
More than 140,000 Russian workers stop working as it is the anniversary of Bloody Sunday. -
Striking workers
More than 100,000 workers are still not working so the Dumas attack the government because there is a food shortage. -
International Women's Day
Marchers gathered for International Women’s Day are joined by striking workers. -
Massacre
The tsar orders his soldiers and troops to fire on the protesters, dozens are killed. this decreases his popularity quite rapidly -
Abdication
The tsar met by the Provisional Government committee, who demand that he is to give up the throne. After consulting with his generals, Nicholas gives up the throne to his brother Michael. -
Elected rule
Nicholas’ brother refuses the throne unless he gets elected by the people. This ends more than 300 years of Romanov rule. -
April Theses
Lenin returns to Russia and he delivers a speech at Finland Station, which were late known as the April Theses. -
Attack on Austro Hungarians
kerensky ordered the Russian forces to begin a huge attack against the Austro-Hungarians. The attack fails, leading to 400,000 Russian casualties. -
Death Penalty
The Provisional Government reintroduces the death penalty of nicholas and his family for deserting or mutinying soldiers. -
Trotsky the Chairman
Bolsheviks held a voting majority in the Petrograd Soviet and as a result Trotsky was elected as chairman. -
Possible Outbreak?
The Petrograd Soviet creates Military Revolutionary Committee because the Bolshevik Central Committee declares that “an armed uprising is inevitable”. -
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Power!
Petrograd Soviet and Bolsheviks pass motions for the seizure of power and debate the means by which this should be achieved. -
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October revolution 1917
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RIP Printing press
Provisional Government troops attempt to close Bolshevik printing presses, prompting the Military Revolutionary Committee to act. -
Soviet goverment
Lenin announces that the Bolsheviks have seized power and calls for preparations for a Soviet government. -
Decree on land
Eighteen hours after he gained power, Lenin issues the Decree on Land, calling for the abolition of private ownership, and the Decree on Peace, urging an immediate treaty.
