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Russian Revolution

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    Russian Revolution

  • May 20 ns

    May 20 ns
    (May 20 NS) - Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged for plotting to kill Czar Alexander III
  • czar dies

    czar dies
    Czar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia
    November 14 (November 26 NS) - Czar Nicholas II marries Alexandra Fedorovna
  • lenin goes to jail

    lenin goes to jail
    Lenin is arrested, kept in solitary confinement for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years
  • Nicholas regin

    Nicholas regin
    • Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia
  • son of king

    son of king
    • After having four girls, Czarina Alexandra gives birth to a son, Alexei
  • bloody sunday

    bloody sunday
    Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution
  • The October Manifesto,

    The October Manifesto,
    ) - The October Manifesto, issued by Czar Nicholas II, brings an end to the 1905 Russian Revolution by promising civil liberties and an elected parliament (Duma
  • A constitution

    A constitution
    A constitution (the Fundamental Laws of 1906) is created, reflecting the promises made in the October Manifesto
  • tHE WORLD TURNS BAD

    tHE WORLD TURNS BAD
    • World War I begins
  • Nicholas II

    Nicholas II
    Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army
  • Another one killed

    Another one killed
    • Rasputin is murdered
  • down hill for russian

    down hill for russian
    February 23-27 (March 8-12 NS) - The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd (also called the March Revolution if following the Gregorian calendar) March 2 (March 15 NS) - Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. The following day, Nicholas' brother, Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional Government formed April 3 (April 16 NS) - Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train July 3-
  • Under new order

    Under new order
    February 1/14 - The new Bolshevik government converts Russia from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar turning February 1 into February 14 March 3 - The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, between Germany and Russia, is signed and takes Russia out of World War I March 8 - The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party March 11 - The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow June - Russian civil war begins July 17 - Czar Nicholas II and his family are ex
  • IT'S ALL OVER!

    IT'S ALL OVER!
    Russian civil war ends