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Czar Nicholas crowned After his father, Czar Alexander III, died, Nicholas II became Czar of Russia.
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Vladimir Lenin Lenin's brother had been dead for a few years before for trying to kill Czar Nicholas' father. Lenin wanted to take over power from Nicholas, and he was arrested and banished from Russia.
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The Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party meets At the meeting the people were split into two groups. Some supported Lenin, and others supported a different leader.
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A revolution breaks out A revolution broke out in St. Petersburg, but Czar Nicholas quickly put an end to it. This day was known as “Bloody Sunday”
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Rasputin is introduced into the aristocracy Rasputin called himself a “holy man “and a “healer”, as he helped heal Czar Nicholas' sick son. But Rasputin was actually hated by many people in Russia.
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WWI Begins World War I began and the following year, Czar Nicholas took command of the Russian Army. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njINCi9iIrA
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Rasputin is killed The plan to kill Rasputin seemed easy, but it took a lot of work to finally kill him.
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Another revolution begins The people were unhappy with Czar Nicholas' rule of the country. They began protests and strikes as they refused to do their work.
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Czar Nicholas tries to step down Czar Nicholas tried to give up his throne and let his brother take over, but his brother refused and other Russian aristocrats tried to make a temporary government.
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Vladmir Lenin tries to take over Lenin came out of banishment and tried to take over the temporary government, but he was chased back into hiding.
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Lenin succeeds in taking over Lenin still led the split political party of the Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party, and his party soon moved in and took control of Russia.
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Russia is no longer in WWI Lenin signed a treaty, which took Russia out of WWI. Later that year he had Czar Nicholas and his family killed.
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The Communist Party is developed Lenin changed the name of his political party to the Communist Party.
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The USSR is established Lenin helped establish the United Soviet Socialists Republic, a communist country. He worked with Joseph Stalin.
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Vladimir Lenin dies After Lenin died, Joseph Stalin took over his rule. and ruled for many years after that. The Russian revolution changed not only the History of Russia but the history of all the world, which introduced communism into the modern world. However, communism didn't catch on as Lenin and Stalin had hoped.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGE6T3SRNAs
