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hanged
May 8 (May 20 NS) - Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged for plotting to kill Czar Alexander III -
illnes
October 20 (November 1 NS) - Czar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia -
weeding
November 14 (November 26 NS) - Czar Nicholas II marries Alexandra Fedorovna -
arrested
December 8 (December 20 NS) - Lenin is arrested, kept in solitary confinement for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years
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crowned
May 14 (May 26 NS) - Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia -
labor party
July 17 - August 10 - The Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party meeting in which the Party splits into two factions: Mensheviks ("minority") and Bolsheviks ("majority") -
japebnse
1904 Russians were attacked by Japanese at Port Arthur, Manchuria -
left factories
Although many wanted a revolution, no one expected it to happen when it did and how it did. On Thursday, February 23, 1917, women workers in Petrograd left their factories and entered the streets to protest. -
new leaders
On March 2 it was made official when Czar Nicholas II abdicated. Without a monarchy, the question remained as to who would next lead the country. -
go to greet lenin
On April 3, 1917, Lenin arrived in Petrograd at the Finland Station. Tens of thousands of workers and soldiers had come to the station to greet Lenin. There were cheers and a sea of red, waving flags. Not able to get through, Lenin jumped on top of a car and gave a speech. -
ready for another revolution
by September 1917, Lenin believed the Russian people were ready for another revolution. However, other Bolshevik leaders were not yet quite convinced. On October 10, a secret meeting of the Bolshevik party leaders was held. -
troops ready
The people themselves were ready. In the very early hours of October 25, 1917, the revolution began. Troops loyal to the Bolsheviks took control of the telegraph, power station, strategic bridges, post office, train stations, and state bank. -
protest
he following day, more than 150,000 men and women took to the streets to protest. Soon more people joined them and by Saturday, February 25, the city of Petrograd was basically shut down -- no one was working. -
family shot
On the night of July 16-17, 1918, Czar Nicholas, his wife, their children, the family dog, three servants, and the family doctor were all woken up, taken to the basement, and shot.
