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Nicholas II is crowned czar of Russia
Nicholas the second was crowned czar of Russia after his father died in 1894. His father was named Alexander the III and also didn't have the support of the revolutionary citizens of Russia.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/czar-nicholas-ii-crowned
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Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution
On Sunday, January 22, 1905 workers that lived in St Petersburg gathered on the czar's palace with a list of things they wanted to change. The czar's soldiers responded to this by opening fire on the protesters,killing 130 of them. This day is now known as Bloody Sunday.
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World War 1 begins
World War 1 begins due to the killing of Franz Ferdinand. Many countries were dragged into the war because they were allies of Serbia and austria-hungary. -
The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd
This began in St Petersburg when angry women started protesting having to stand in line for bread then men from the factories joined them. Soon every worker in St Petrograd was on strike. Students and members from the middle class joined in. When soldiers were sent to stop the riot the soldiers decided to protest too. Because of this, Nicholas II decided to get rid of the Duma. https://student.teachtci.com/shared/sections/8525?program_id=72&locale=en -
Bolshevik uprising fails in Petrograd
As a result of the uprising the Duma was ended. Nicholas then created a temporary government called the Provisional Government. This form of government was mostly made up of the middle class, leaving the lower working class to support other organisations like the Petrograd Soviet. -
The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party
The bolshevik party was shaped by leninism. They decided to rename their party soon before they created the Red side of the war. They changed their name to create a classless society based upon the writings of Karl Marx.
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Czar Nicholas II abdicates
Czar Nicholas II gave up power in 1917. he does this because he had already lost the control and support of his army, citizens, and his government. -
Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train
In april Lenin returned to Petrograd after 10 years of being away. He initially left due to growing disconsent of the revolution. -
The October Revolution - the Bolsheviks take over Petrograd
Lenin decided to overthrow the Provisional Government when the All-Russia Congress of Soviets met in Petrograd. The night before the soviet troops blocked off all exits from the city, the next morning Lenin announced that they were taking over and the government surrendered by the end pf the day. -
Russia withdraws from World War I
Russia withdraws from World War 1 due to the problems going on in their country at that time. The lower class was starting a revolution, they wanted a country built of socialism. -
Russian civil war begins
The civil war begins due to growing hatred of Nicholas the second. -
The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow
The capital was changed because the Germans were approaching Petrograd, this threat was enough to change the capital to Moscow -
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed
Lenin ordered anyone to arrested anyone who was suspected to be against the revolution. At this time it was legal to kill any prisoner, due to this about 300,000 "prisoners" were killed. This included the czars whole family. -
Russian civil war ends
The communists decided to create six self-governing republics. The russian civil war ends after the Reds defeat the Whites and the Greens join the republics with Russia. -
Lenin suffers second stroke
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/bio/timeline.htm
Lenin suffered three strokes in his life time. He ended up dying from his third one. -
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established
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Lenin dies
Lenin died of a stroke. He ended up having 3 in his lifetime, the third killing him.
