Russian revolution

  • February Revolution

    February Revolution
    Tsar Nicholas II from power. There was many violent protests and demonstrations in Petrograd. People were losing faith in the leadership against the the cazrist regime.
  • July days

    July days
    Protests against the provisional government. The bolsheviks fail at trying to direct the protests into a coup. This is important because it forces Lenin to go into hiding
  • October revolution

    October revolution
    The bolsheviks take over Petrograd. Now it is under control of the bolsheviks.
  • Nicholas II

    Nicholas II
    Nicholas II, Alexander III's son, was in power during the Russian revolution 1917. He was executed by the bolsheviks for his bad handling of certain situations.
  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
    Germany and Russia sign the treaty of brest-litovsk. This takes Russia out of WWI.
  • Stalin

    Stalin
    Dictator of the USSR. Transformed a peasant society into an industrial and military country. He ruled with terror and millions of people died while under his rule.