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Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia
Nicholas ll was actually the last one to be crowned after the death of his father. He wasn't trained or inclined to rule, which didn't help for changes. Shortly after he married his wife Alexandra, a German born princess, and then they were crowned czar and czarina the same month, May 1896. -
Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution
Bloody Sunday was the name going to the events that happened January 22 on a Sunday in St. Petersburg. This contributed to the Russian Revolution because on that day someone led a march to deliver a petition and thousands of workers took part. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zwxv34j/revision/6 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bloody-sunday-massacre-in-russia -
World War I begins
This war was also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history -
The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd
The Feb. Revolution is when which removed Tsar Nicholas II from power, developed spontaneously out of a series of increasingly violent demonstrations and riots on the streets of Petrograd during a time when the tsar was away from the capital visiting troops on the World War I front. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates
During the February Revolution, Czar Nicholas ll was forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents and a provincial government is installed in his place. -
Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train
In December 1896, Lenin and the other leaders of the Union were arrested. Lenin went to jail for a year and then exiled to Siberia for a term of three years. After it ended Lenin returned and continued his activity. -
Bolshevik uprising fails in Petrograd
These were events that took place in Petrograd, Russia when soldiers and industrial workers engaged in spontaneous armed demonstrations against the Russian Provisional Government. -
Russian Civil War begins
This war was to tear apart Russia for three years. Britain, America and France, also were angry that Russia had dropped out of the First World War, attacked the Bolsheviks. http://www.johndclare.net/ER2.htm -
The October Revolution - the Bolsheviks take over Petrograd
The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was the second and last major phase of the Russian Revolution in which the Bolshevik Party seized power in Russia. https://www.britannica.com/topic/October-Revolution-Russian-history -
Russia withdraws from World War I
Russia decided to pull out of WW1 because Lenin and Russia signed a treaty that gave germany valuable land in exchange for peace. Soon after the October Revolution the country turned in on itself with a bloody civil war between the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Guard. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/eastern_front_01.shtml -
The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party
In 1918, when the Bolsheviks became the ruling party of Russia, they changed their organization name to the All-Russian Communist Party. Then in 1925, it was re-named the All-Union Communist party after the founding of U.S.S.R. and finally to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1952. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Communist-Party-of-the-Soviet-Union -
The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow
At first the capital went from Moscow to St. Petersburg in order to be closer to Europe. Then it changed back to Moscow in 1918 due to overcrowding. -
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed
In Yekaterinburg, czar Nicholas ll is executed by the Bolsheviks.If Nicholas escaped, then his followers would have had someone at their head to lead them. In the summer of the 1918, Ekaterinburg was threatened by the advancing Whites. The decision was taken by the Bolsheviks to kill Nicholas and his family. www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history.../the-death-of-the-romanovs/ -
Russian civil war ends
At the end of the war, the Bolsheviks end up winning. It was a Red Army and a White Army. The Red Army, the Bolsheviks, ended up killing a very high amount of people in the White Army. https://www.britannica.com/event/Russian-Civil-War -
Lenin suffers second stroke
Lenin had a total of three strokes in his life. By the end of his life, he was paralyzed and completely mute. His first stroke left him unable to speak for for weeks. His second stroke left him partly paralyzed on his right side. His third and last stroke took his ability to speak away. -
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established
The Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and the Declaration of the Creation of the USSR, forming the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was agreed to. -
Lenin dies
The evening of January 21st, at age 53, it was reported Lenin had died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. He suffered from three strokes in his life and went through lots of problems with his body and health.
