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Bloody Sunday
Guards open fire on peaceful protestors due to Nicholas's negligence -
Russo-Japanese war.
the first major war of the 20th century, japan and russia had fought for trading dominance. -
Revolution of 1905
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Creation of the Duma
A document full of broken promises. It was supposed to give the peasant class more rights but it was quickly deemed ineffecective. -
Russia enters WWI
The start of Russia in the Great War. -
March Revolution
30,000 workers protest not being able to work. -
Nicholas II Abdicates the Throne
Tsar Nicholas the 2nd leaves power for the provisional government. -
Kerensky Heads the Provisional Government
Andrew Kerensky forms the provisional government after Nichoas II leaves power. -
Lenin From Exile from Exile in Germany
Lenin returns from exile in Siberia to Russia. -
Civil War Begins
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Lenin Takes Power
After returned from exile, Lenin leads the Bolshevik party. -
Russia pulls out of WWI
Russia leaving the war leaving its allies, France, Britain, and the US to fight off the central powers. -
Assassination of Romanov family
When under the belief they would be taken to England safely, the Tsar and his family were assassinated by the order of Vladmir Lenin. -
Trosky wins Civil War
Andrew Trotsky leader of the provisional government ends the Civil war. -
Stalin comes to power
Josef Stalin comes to power under the totalitarian state. -
Russia becomes a totalitarian state
Russia, under the leader ship of Josef Stalin, becomes stricter and deadlier through the russian government. -
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The Great Purge