Russian RevolutionTimeline By Hudsonc2027 Dec 30, 1916 Rasputin Assassinated Rasputin was assassinated for his immense influence on the leading Russian family. It took two shots and a lot of poison to kill him as well. Jan 1, 1917 Russian Civil War Mar 1, 1917 Petrograd Soviets Form They were the city council in Petrograd. Mar 1, 1917 March Revolution Mar 15, 1917 Czar Nicholas abdicates Apr 3, 1917 Bolshevik Revolution Sieze of Winter Palace May 9, 1917 Lenin shipped by Germans to Russia Jan 1, 1918 Communist Control Russia Mar 3, 1918 Lenin signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Jul 17, 1918 Royal family murdered
