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Creation of The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
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Nicholas II becomes Russia's new Tsar
Alexander III dies after an illness so his son, Nicholas II, becomes Russia's new ruler -
Nicholas is crowned as the Tsar of Russia
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The Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups: Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
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The Russo-Japanese War starts
Japan attacks Russia without any war declaration. The war developed from Russia’s and Japan’s rivalry for dominance in Korea and Manchuria. https://www.britannica.com/event/Russo-Japanese-War -
Russian Revolution of 1905 (manifiesto)
The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. Tsar Nicholas promised civil liberties and an elected parliament to end it -
End of Russo-Japanese War
Victory for Japan, first time an Asian country shows superiority over a European one -
Creation of a Constitution
Nicholas promised the creation of a Constitution in the manifiesto of 1905, so he created one in 1906 -
More strikes
Strikes against the Tsar start to grow. -
Start of World War I
Russia starts to fight in WWI, being part of the Allied Power -
Murder of Rasputin
Monk Rasputin (friend of the Royal family) is murdered, he was considered controversial -
Start of The Russian Revolution of 1917
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Russian Revolution of February 1917 (abdication of Nicholas)
the February Russian Revolution toppled the Russian monarchy and established a Provisional Government. The TSAR abdicates -
Russian Revolution of October 1917
Strikes against the Provisional Government. The rev. placed the Bolsheviks as the leaders of Russia, resulting in the creation of the world's first communist country. -
The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party.
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The Bolsheviks change their name to the Communist Party and Moscow becomes the new capital of Russia
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Start of Russian Civil War
Red Army VS. White Army. The Red Army belongs to the Bolsheviks which are leaded by a man called Lenin. They wanted socialism for Russia. On the other hand, The White army wanted a Capitalist government with alternatives of Socialism -
Assassination attempt of Lenin
The White Army tries to kill Lenin (leader of the Red Army) and he is injured -
End of Russian Civil War
The Bolsheviks win the War (Red Army). -
The Bolsheviks on the Lead
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Creation of the USSR
USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The USSR was created by the new government of the Red Army, by Lenin. The Soviet Union was a union of multiple national Soviet republics (14 countries)
It was a Federal Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic.
