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Bloody Sunday
In St. Petersburg, Russia, where unarmed, peaceful demonstrators marching to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II were gunned down by the Imperial Guard. -
Revolution of 1905
The revolution greatly encouraged the revolutionaries because it showed the government was prepared to take measures to keep the people happy, rather than crushing all opposition. -
Creation of the Duma
Duma is a form of Russian governmental institution, that was formed after the last Czar, Nicholas II -
Russo-Japanese War
It was the first war in which an Asian nation defeted a European nation. -
Russia enters WW1
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Russia becomes totalitarian state
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Nicholas 2 abdicates the throne
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March Revolution begins
March Revolution shook semi-feudal bureaucratic system of rule and led to division of power between princes and the bourgeoisie -
Kerensky heads the provisional goverment
It introduced freedom of speech and assembly and lifted the tsarist restrictions on minorities. -
Lenin Returns from exile in Germany
Lenin starts a new economic policy (NEP) which cause major industrys and farmers can sell serplus for profit. -
Civil War begins
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Lenin takes power
When Lenin takes power he takes total control over the soviet union -
Assassination of Romanov family
The reason why they were all killed killed and not just the tsar is because if they only killed the tsar the position of tsar would be passed down. But Russia didnt want a tsar anymore so they had to kill the whole family. -
Russia pulls out of WW1
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Trosky wins Civil War
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Stalin comes to power
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Great Purge
The significance of the Great Purge was that it enabled Stalin to totally control the party.
