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Revolution of 1905
The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire, some of which was directed at the government. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies. -
WW1
Russia entered the first world war with the largest army in the world, standing at 1,400,000 soldiers; when fully mobilized the Russian army expanded to over 5,000,000 soldiers (though at the outset of war Russia could not arm all its soldiers, having a supply of 4.6 million rifles). -
Influence of Rasputin
Rasputin modeled his life after a holy monk. He was unable to become a monk however, and eventually became a confidant to Tsar of Russia. His influence was ultimately a key factor in the separation of Tsar from his people. -
The March Revolution
In the second revolution that October, the Government was toppled and all of the power was given to the Soviets. The February Revolution March 1917, was a revolution focused around Petrograd who is now Saint Petersburg, the capital of Russia at that time. -
Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
Nicholas was neither trained nor inclined to rule, which did not help the autocracy he sought to preserve in an era desperate for change. ... In March 1917, the army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate. -
The November Revolution
Leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d'état against the Duma's provisional government. -
Execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his Family
In Yekaterinburg, Russia, Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed by the Bolsheviks, bringing an end to the three-century-old Romanov dynasty. This execution was not expected by anyone. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918 between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers that ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
The Russian Civil War
It conflict in which the Red Army successfully defended the newly formed Bolshevik government led by Vladimir I. Lenin against various Russian and interventionist anti-Bolshevik armies. -
The New Economic Policy
The New Economic Policy was to renew the Russian economy. This means that Russia will return back to a partially capitalist society. Lenin realizes that everyone is lazy and doesn't work hard because they have no motivation. Returning to a capitalist state will jump start their economy, then they will return to a communist state once the economy is set and stable.
