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Revolution of 1905
The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through ivast areas of the Russian Empire, some of which was directed at the government. -
World War 1
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914, it triggered a chain of events that resulted in World War 1. -
Influence of Rasputin
Rasputin unintentionally contributed to their propaganda by having public disputes with clergy members, bragging about his ability to influence both the Tsar and Tsarina, and also by his dissolute and very public lifestyle. -
March Revolution
On March 8, 1917, Russia's February Revolution (so named because of the Julian calendar that Russians still used at the time) began with rioting and strikes in St. Petersburg. When the strikes and riots began, they did not appear to pose a threat to the Russian monarchy headed by Tsar Nicholas II. -
Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
In March 1917, the army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate. -
The Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire immediately after the two Russian Revolutions of 1917, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. -
Treaty of Brest-Livosk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918 between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers, that ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
Execution of Tsar Nicholas and his Family
The imperial family fell out of favor with the Russian public long before their execution by Bolsheviks in July 1918. Though he had been deposed months earlier, his crown and his name stolen from him and his family imprisoned, he did not expect to be murdered. -
November Revolution
The German Revolution or November Revolution was a civil conflict in the German Empire at the end of the First World War that resulted in the replacement of the German federal constitutional monarchy. -
New Economy Policy
The New Economic Policy was a revised economic strategy, introduced by Lenin and the Soviet government in 1921. It was introduced to provide “breathing space” for Russia's depleted and war-ravaged economy.
