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Rasputin Assassinated
Killed by Russian nobles led by Prince Felix Yusopov because they were concerned about his interactions with the royal family. He was murdered in the Moika Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. -
Communist Control Russia
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March Revolution
Members of the Imperial Parliament called the Duma took control of the country and formed the Russian Provisional Government. -
Petograd Soviets Formed
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Czar Nicholas II Abdicates
Forced to step down from power during the February Revolution by the Pentograd insurgents and is replaced by a provincial government. -
Lenin Shipped by Germans to Russia
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Russian Civil War
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Bolshevik Revolution (seizing of the Winter Palace)
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Lenin Signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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Royal Family Murdered