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Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution
Bloody Sunday or Red Sunday is the name given to the events of Sunday, 22 January 1095 in St. Petersburg, Russia, when unarmed demonstrators led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched. -
World War I begins
On 28, 1914, a young Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Taking place against a backdrop of escalating tensions in the Balkans, the assassination set off a chain of events that would lead to the start of World War I barely one month later. -
The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd
In Russia, the February Revolution began in 1917, when riots and strikes over the scarcity of food erupts in Petrograd. By the end of 1917, most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of the czarist regime. -
Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train
On April 16, 1917, Vladimir Lenin, leader of the revolutionary Bolshevik Party, returns to Petrograd after a decade of exile to take the reins of the Russian Revolution. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates
During the February Revolution, Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia since 1894, is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents, and a provincial government is installed in his place. -
The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party
Bolsheviki member of a wing of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party, which led by Lenin, seized control of the government in Russia and became the dominant political power. -
Russian Civil War Begins
The Russian Civil War began in October, 1917 and ended in October, 1922. -
Russia withdraws from World War I
War and Revolution in Russia 1914-1921. Russia signalled her withdrawal from World War One soon after the October Revolution of 1917, and the country turned in on itself with a bloody civil war between the Bolsheviks and conservative White Guard. -
The October Revolution - the Bolsheviks take over Petrograd via a sealed train
October Revolution, also called Bolshevik Revolution, the second and last major phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the Bolshevik Party seized power in Russia. -
The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow
Between 1713 and 1728 and in 1732-1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of imperial Russia. -
Nicholas II and his family are executed
In Yekaterinburg, Russia Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed by the Bolsheviks, bringing an end to the three-century-old Romanov dynasty. -
Russian Civil War Ends
The Russian Civil War was to tear Russia apart for three years between 1918 and 1921. The civil war occurred because after November 1917, many groups had formed the opposed Lenin's Bolsheviks. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, for a short time, foreign nations. Collectively, they were known as the Whites while the Bolsheviks were known as the Reds. -
Lenin suffers second stroke
Lenin suffered many strokes through his life. He experienced his first stroke on May 26, 1922. He had three strokes total. Lenin died on January 21, 1924. -
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics established
Soviet Union, the new communist state was the successor to the Russian Empire and the first country in the world to be based on Marxist socialism. -
Lenin dies
Lenin died at the age of 53 after suffering many strokes.
