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alexander ulyanov is hangged
Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged for plotting to kill Czar Alexander III -
czar alexander dies
Czar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia -
lenin is arrested
Lenin is arrested, kept in solitary confinement for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years -
russias king
Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia -
bloody sunday
St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution -
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 -
constitution
A constitution (the Fundamental Laws of 1906) is created, reflecting the promises made in the October Manifesto -
war begins
World War I begins -
commander of russian army
Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army -
revolution
The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd (also called the March Revolution if following the Gregorian calendar) -
refuse to accept the throne
Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. The following day, Nicholas' brother, Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional Government formed -
lenin is back
Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train -
protest
The July Days begin in Petrograd with spontaneous protests against the Provisional Government; after the Bolsheviks unsuccessfully try to direct these protests into a coup, Lenin is forced into hiding -
alexander becomes prime minester
•July 11 (July 24 NS) - Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional Government -
war ends
Russian civil war ends
