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Revolution of 1905 and the October Manifesto
This photo depicts the revolution of 1905 and it’s violence. This is seen through the bloody numbers and that many dead bodies. The man on the horse depicts the government cracking down on Bloody Sunday. -
Start of ww1
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I. -
Czar Nicholas II take sole control of military operations
A photo of young Nicholas II that reflects his ability to control an army. -
Brusilov Offensive
The Image shows Russia’s attack on the Germany and Austria in WW1. -
Cheka formed
first Soviet security and intelligence agency, and the Bolsheviks' secret police. -
Assassination of Rasputin
A group of Russian nobles conspired to kill Rasputin -
International Women’s Day March in Petrograd
Image of Rosie the riveter in order to show the great impact that the women had on Russia that day leading the Tsar abdicate. -
Provisional Government formed
The Coat of arms for the provisional government showing more than one head. Meaning there is not an absolute leader anymore. -
Nicholas II Abdicates
Nicholas II abdicated the Russian throne on March 15, 1917, during World War I and the February Revolution. -
Trotsky organizes Red Guard to defend Petrograd
Leon Trotsky organized detachments of worker-communists in Petrograd to defend the city. -
April Theses published
An Image of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense that draws parallels two both revolutionists. -
Return of Lenin from exile
He had been exiled in Switzerland and decided to return to Russia to lead the Bolsheviks. -
First All-Russian Congress of Soviets meets
convened by the National Conference of the Soviets. -
July Days
workers and soldiers of Petrograd staged armed demonstrations against the Provisional Government -
Kornilov Affair
The image of stepping stones indicates how the Kornilov affair allowed the Bolsheviks to free themselves and start a revolution. -
Red Terror
During the Russian Civil War, the Bolsheviks initiated a campaign of mass repression known as the Red Terror, targeting perceived counter-revolutionaries, bourgeoisie, and other opponents of the regime. -
Bolsheviks overthrow the Provisional Government and take control
Image of people stealing power from electricity poles in a city represents how Lenin forcibly took power when overthrowing the Provisional government. -
Wartime Communism created
Image depicting how Russia was taking every think (such as food) and using it for themselves. -
Kolchak (one of the White leaders) begins serious attacks against Reds from Siberia
Imadge of the path that Kolchak took when attacking the Reds in the Russian Civil War. -
Constituent Assembly meets and is disbanded
Red army’s occupation of the Constituent Assembly and them forcibly creating it to be the Bolsheviks’. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Signed in March 1918, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended Russia's involvement in World War I, conceding vast territories to the Central Powers in exchange for peace. -
red terror
During the Russian Civil War, the Bolsheviks initiated a campaign of mass repression known as the Red Terror, targeting perceived counter-revolutionaries, bourgeoisie, and other opponents of the regime. -
Kronstadt uprising
In March 1921, sailors at the Kronstadt naval base revolted against Bolshevik rule, demanding greater political freedoms and an end to War Communism, but the rebellion was violently suppressed by Bolshevik forces. -
Poles move toward Kiev
A photo of the polish army pushing into Keiv in the attempt to take land form Russia. -
Soviets attempt to take Warsaw
In August 1920, Bolshevik forces launched a major offensive to capture Warsaw, the capital of Poland, but were decisively defeated by Polish and Allied forces in the Battle of Warsaw. -
Tambov Rebellion
Image of the Great Rising that is a peasant uprising much like the Tambov rebellion. -
Ending of Wartime Communism
Image of capitalism is to show an exaggeration of how Russia moved away from the super communism in war communism. -
Treaty of Rapallo
Signed between Soviet Russia and Germany in 1922, the Treaty of Rapallo reestablished diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries, despite their ideological differences and previous hostilities. -
Formation of Soviet Union
Image of the map of the USSR and the wide landscape the Russia had control over. -
Ukraine brought under Soviet control
Throughout the Russian Civil War, Bolshevik forces gradually extended their control over Ukraine, culminating in the establishment of Soviet power in the region by 1921. -
Lenin dies
Vladimir Lenin, the founder and leader of the Soviet state, died on January 21, 1924, leading to a power struggle within the Bolshevik leadership and the eventual rise of Joseph Stalin as his successor.