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Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia
In the beginning of November, Nicholas ll was crowned czar, after the death of his father. Alexander lll was assassinated by terrorists who only ended up strengthening the government instead of collapsing it -
Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution/Start of the Civil war in Russia
Bloody Sunday or Red Sunday is the name given to the events of Sunday, 22 January 1905 in St Petersburg, Russia, when unarmed demonstrators led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. -
World War l Begins
There was a large chain of events leading to World War l, however the set off was Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination. After that everything went up in flames and the war began. -
Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train
Vladimir Lenin, leader of the revolutionary Bolshevik Party, returns to Petrograd after a decade of exile to take the reins of the Russian Revolution. -
The February Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd
In Russia, the February Revolution begins on this day in 1917, when riots and strikes over the scarcity of food erupt in Petrograd -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates
On March 15, 1917, Nicholas ll was forced to abdicate by the Petrograd insurgents, and a provincial government is installed in his place. -
Bolshevik uprising fails in Petrograd
The uprising erupted in Petrograd. The July Days, as this uprising became known, was fuelled by several factors: the Provisional Government’s attempt to escalate the war effort, a collapse in the government ministry and a constant stream of Bolshevik propaganda condemning the government and calling for a transfer of power to the Soviets. -
Russia withdraws from World War I
Russia signalled her withdrawal from World War One soon after the October Revolution of 1917, and the country turned in on itself with a bloody civil war between the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Guard. -
The October Revolution - the Bolsheviks take over Petrograd
The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks, who used their influence in the Petrograd Soviet to organize the armed forces. Bolshevik Red Guards forces under the Military Revolutionary Committee began the occupation of government buildings -
The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party
They changed their name to Russian Communist Party in March 1918 to All-Union Communist Party in December 1925, and to Communist Party of the Soviet Union in October 1952. -
The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow
The changed the capitals name for several reasons, however the main one being; Petrograd has been politically active city with lots of monarchists, anarchists, socialists, liberals etc. That was comparatively easy to take power in such a split city, hence it was easy to loose it as well. -
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed
In Yekaterinburg, Russia, Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed by the Bolsheviks, bringing an end to the three-century-old Romanov dynasty. -
Russian civil war ends
The war ended when the Bolsheviks won the war. By the start of 1921, the Bolsheviks had defeated their enemies and gained a complete victory. The establishment of Communism in Russia went ahead unchallenged. -
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation. -
Lenin dies
In Moscow on the evening of January 21, 1924, Vladimir Lenin died after having three severe strokes.
