Russian Revolution

Alexander Ulyanov is Hanged

May 8, 1887

Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged for plotting to kill Czar Alexander III.

Russian Revolution

Period: May 8, 1887 to Jan 21, 1924

Czar Alexander III dies

Oct 20, 1894

Czar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia.

Lenin is arrested

Dec 8, 1895

Lenin is arrested, kept in solitary confinement for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years

Nicholas II crowned

May 14, 1896

Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia

The Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party

Jul 17, 1903

The Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) meeting in which the Party splits into two factions: Mensheviks ("minority") and Bolsheviks ("majority")

Alexei birth

Jul 30, 1904

After having four girls, Czarina Alexandra gives birth to a son, Alexei

Bloody Sunday

Jan 9, 1905

Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution

The October Manifesto

Oct 17, 1905

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)

Fundamental laws created

Apr 23, 1906

A constitution (the Fundamental Laws of 1906) is created, reflecting the promises made in the October Manifesto

WW1

Jul 14, 1914

World War I begins

Command of the Army

Sep 5, 1915

Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army

February Revolution

Feb 23, 1917

The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd.

Nicholas execution

Jul 17, 1918

Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed.

Soviet Socialist

Dec 30, 1922

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established

Lenin Dies

Jan 21, 1924

Lenin dies; Stalin will become his successor