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Revolution of 1905 and the October Manifesto
Painting from the perspective of someone caught within the violence of the revolution -
Beginning of WW I
Russia's 1914 invasion of Germany -
Czar Nicholas II take sole control of military operations
Picture of Czar Nicholas II -
Brusilov Offensive
Photo of General Aleksey Brusilov, the general who commanded the offensive. -
Assassination of Rasputin
Picture of Grigori Rasputin -
International Women’s Day March in Petrograd
Picture of women marching and protesting in Petrograd. -
Nicholas II Abdicates
Newspaper excerpt from when the news of Czar Nicholas II abdicating was released -
Provisional Government formed
Symbol representing the Russian provisional government which formed shortly after the abdication of Czar Nicholas II -
Return of Lenin from exile
Picture of Vladimir Lenin on the day of his return -
April Theses published
Picture of the cover of Lenin's book containing the April Theses that called for Soviet power -
First All-Russian Congress of Soviets meets
Picture of the first meeting located in Petrograd inn the building of the First Cadet Corps on Vasilevskiy Island. -
The July Days
Photo of people protesting the Provisional Government in Petrograd -
The Kornilov Affair
Photo of Lavr Kornilov, the leader of the military coup in an attempt to overthrow the Provisional Government -
Trotsky organizes the Red Guard to defend Petrograd (October Revolution))
This is a photo of Red Guard soldiers -
Bolsheviks overthrow Provisional Government
A Photo of the Bolsheviks rebelling against the Provisional Government -
Cheka Founded
Photo of members of the presidium of the Cheka -
Constituent Assembly meets and is disbanded
This is a photo from within the Constituent Assembly building during a meeting -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed
A Photo of Delegates discussing the peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk -
Wartime Communism Formed
A Photo of Red Army Soldiers during the time when War Communism was founded, as it was specifically to give them equal resources to that of the Russian citizens. -
Red Terror begins
A photo of Bolsheviks holding up a propaganda poster in Petrograd. "Death to the Bourgeoisie and its lapdogs - Long live the Red Terror!!" -
Kolchak (one of the White leaders) begins serious attacks against Reds from Siberia
This is a picture of Alexander Kolchak in 1919. -
Poles move toward Kiev
Picture of Polish Soldiers in Kiev in May 1920 -
Soviets attempt to take Warsaw
Picture of Polish infantry moving. -
Tambov Rebellion
Alexander Antonov in the middle and people his staff. -
Kronstadt uprising
Kronstadt marines during the 1921 uprsising. -
Ending of Wartime Communism
Picture of people distributing fuel rations to represent communism. -
Treaty of Rapallo
Picture of the Chancellor of Germany (Joseph Wirth) with Leonid Krasin, Georgi Chicherin, and Adolph Joffe from Russian delegation. -
Ukraine brought under Soviet control
This picture shows the Red Army Soviets invading Ukraine. -
Formation of Soviet Union
Soviet Union flag. -
Lenin dies
Picture of Lenin