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1917
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Capture of the Last Ottoman Army Garrison
WWI: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's Desert Column at the Battle of Rafa. -
Kingsland Explosion
Unknown saboteurs set off the Kingsland Explosion at Kingsland (modern-day Lyndhurst, New Jersey), one of the events leading to United States involvement in WWI. -
Call for "Peace Without Victory"
WWI: President of the United States Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Germany. -
February Russian Revolution
This was the provisional government revolution, when mutinous Russian Army forces sided with the revolutionaries. Three days later the result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the end of the Russian Empire. -
Abdication of the Tsar
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated his throne and his son's claims. This is considered to be the end of the Russian Empire after 196 years. -
Replacement of the Council of Ministers.
The Russian Council of Ministers was replaced by a Russian Provisional Government under Prince Georgy Lvov. -
Declaration of the Provisional Government
The Russian Duma declared a Provisional Government. -
Restoration of the Autocelaphy
This is when the Georgian Orthodox Church restored the autocephaly, abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811. -
Demand for National Autonomy
On this day, in Petrograd, 40,000 ethnic Estonians demand national autonomy within Russia. -
Formation of the Autonomous Governorate
The Autonomous Governorate of Estonia is formed from the Governorate of Estonia and the northern part of Livonia within Russia. -
Lenin's Arrival
On the third of April, Vladimir Lenin arrived at the Finland Station, in Petrograd. -
April Theses
This is the event, in which Vladimir Lenin's April Theses were published. They become very influential in the following July Days and Bolshevik Revolution. -
Beginning of the Kerensky Offence
This is when the Russian general Brusilov began the major Kerensky Offence in Galicia, which initially attempted to advance towards Lemberg. -
The Duma's New Leader
During this event, Alexander Kerensky became the leader of the Russian Provisional Government (Duma), which meant the replacement of Prince Georgy Lvov. -
Women's Suffrage
Under the leadership of Alexander Kerensky, the Duma enact women's suffrage, allowing women to vote freely in political elections. -
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Russian Soldier Mutiny
Many Russian soldiers abandoned the Austrian front, and retreated to Ukraine. Hundreds of them were shot, during the retreat, by their commanding officers. -
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Clashes in Petrograd
Serious clashes happened in Petrograd, during the July Days. Lenin escaped to Finland and Trotsky was arrested. -
Finland's Passing of the "Sovereignty Act"
The Parliament of Finland, with a Social Democratic majority, passed a "Sovereignty Act", declaring itself, as the representative of the Finnish people, sovereign over the Grand Principality of Finland. The Russian Provisional Government did not recognise the act, as it would have devolved Russian sovereignty over Finland and alter the relationship between Finland and Russia into a real union with Russia solely responsible for the defence and foreign relations of an independent Finland. -
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October Russian Revolution
This was a revolution to make Russia a communist country. It was between the Petrograd Soviet (Bolsheviks) and the Provisional Government (Duma). The Bolsheviks ended up winning and Russia became a communist country.