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March revolution begins
The Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd. -
Lenin returns
Lenin returns from exile to play a pivotal role in revolution. -
civil war begins
The Russian civil war begins -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk,
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, between Germany and Russia, is signed and takes Russia out of World War I. -
Czar Nicholas II is executed
Czar Nicholas II is executed alongside his family. -
Lenin gets wounded
An assassination attempt leaves Lenin seriously wounded. -
Civil war ends
Russian civil war ends -
Stalin is appointed General Secretary.
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Lenin suffers his second stroke and retires from politics.
Two years later Lenin would die. -
The USSR is established
