Russian Revolution

Czar Alexander III Dies

Oct 20, 1894

CZAR ALEXANDER IIICzar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia. Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov was born on 10 March 1845 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the second son of emperor Alexander II of Russia and his wife Maria Alexandrovna.

Czar Nicholas II

Nov 14, 1894

Czar Nicholas IICzar Nicholas II marries Alexandra Fedorovna. Alexandra was hesitant to accept the engagement due to the requirement that she convert from Lutheranism to Russian Orthodoxy and renounce her former faith.

Lenin Gets Arrested

Dec 8, 1895

Lenin Gets ArrestedLenin is arrested, kept in solitary confinement for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years. Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917.

Czar Nicholas Crowned

May 14, 1896

NICHOLAS IINicholas II becomes crowned czar of Russia. His official short title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church. He has often been referred to as Saint Nicholas the Martyr.

Czarina Alexandra has a son

Jul 30, 1904

Czarina Alexandra This is very important, because the birthing of the son of czarina alexandra enables her bloodline to be carried on. The son of Czarina Alexandra was named alexi.

Czar Nicholas II takes command of the Russian Army

Sep 5, 1915

Czar Nicholas II In 1915 Czar Nicholas took command of the russian army, this was an add devlopment considering that normally a Czar would not lead troops into battle.

Nicolas II Execution

Jul 17, 1918

Nicholas II ExecutedVIDEO Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed. Nicholas desperately wanted to go into exile in the United Kingdom following his abdication. The British government initially offered him asylum in England, but this was overruled by King George V who, acting on the advice of his secretary Lord Stamfordham, was worried that Nicholas' presence in the UK might provoke an uprising.

Lenin's Assassination Attempt

Aug 30, 1918

Lenin AssassinatorAn assassination attempt leaves Lenin seriously wounded. The first occasion was on 14 January 1918 in Petrograd, when assassins ambushed Lenin in his automobile after a speech. He and Fritz Platten were in the back seat when assassins began shooting, and "Platten grabbed Lenin by the head and pushed him down... Platten's hand was covered in blood, having been grazed by a bullet as he was shielding Lenin".

Stalin is appointed as General Secretary

Apr 3, 1922

VIDEOStalinAlthough sometimes Lenin and Stalin did not get along, Lenin still valued Stalin's loyalty and appointed him General Secretary.Stalin believed that if you "controlled the personnel" then you "control the organization". He did just that. He used his new position to consolidate power in exactly this way by controlling everything in such a way that eventually everyone owed their work to him.

Lenin Dies From Stroke

May 26, 1922

Vladmir Lenin DiesLenin died at 18.50 hrs, Moscow time, on 21 January 1924, aged 53, at his estate at Gorki settlement. In the four days that the Bolshevik Leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin lay in state, more than 900,000 mourners viewed his body in the Hall of Columns.

Russian Civil War Ends

Oct 1, 1922

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The Russian Civil War was to tear Russia apart. Groups were formed that protested against Lenin. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, for a short time, foreign nations. Collectively, they were known as the Whites while the Bolsheviks were known as the Reds.

Stalin Becomes Lenin's Successor

Jan 21, 1924

VIDEOSTALIN Despite Trotsky's accomplishments. Stalin became the successor instead Trotsky. Reason being that people of Russia perceived that he was weaker than Stalin, and that the Russians feared he was too ambitious.