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World War I begins
World War I begins -
Russia lost two armies
Russia lost two entire armies (over 250,000 men) -
German army overrun
all of Russian Poland and Lithuania, and most of Latvia, were overrun by the German army -
Czar Nicholas II
Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army -
Rasputin is murdered
Rasputin is murdered -
Nicholas II forced to abdicate
Food riots, demonstrations and a mutiny at the Petrograd Garrison forced Nicholas II to abdicate meanwhile the war still continued. -
March Revolution
The March Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd -
Provisional Government formed
Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. The next day, Nicholas' brother, Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional Government then formed. -
Lenin returns from exile
Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd in a sealed train. -
Death Penalty reintroduced for the front
Death Penalty reintroduced for the front -
Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister
Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional Government -
The Kornilov Affair
The Kornilov Affair, a failed coup by General Lavr Kornilov, commander of the Russian Army -
Bolsheviks gain Moscow
Bolsheviks gain Moscow -
Bolshevik government changes calendar
The new Bolshevik government converts Russia from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar turning February 1 into February 14 -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk,
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, between Germany and Russia, is signed and takes Russia out of World War I -
Bolshevik Party changes name
The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party -
Capital of Russia is changed
The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow -
Russian civil war begins
Russian civil war begins -
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed -
Lenin gets wounded
An assassination attempt leaves Lenin seriously wounded -
Cheka closes down Vsegda Vpered
The Cheka closes down Vsegda Vpered. This marks a return to despotic rule by Bolsheviks. -
Russian civil war ends
Russian civil war ends -
Last White army evacuates the Crimea
Last White army under Wrangel evacuates the Crimea -
The reds managed
The reds managed to arm, man and manoeuvre an army that grew to almost five million soldiers by 1921 -
Lenin dies
Lenin dies
