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Russo-Japanese war
proves that the Russians are weak, they loose to Japan, the first time that a Asain Nation ever beat a European power. -
Bloody Sunday
Russian workers march towards the winter palace to appel to Nicholas II, he hides and tells his guards to "Take care of it." guards fire ito the crowd killing or wounding several -
Revoultion of 1905
the start of a series of revoltuions in Russia. sparked by Bloody Sunday -
Creation of the DUMA
the first parliment in Russia. wanted Russia to become a Constitutional monarchy like England. disbanded after 10 days by Nicholas II -
Russia enter WWI
Russia moblizes to protect their alliy Serbia from Austria-Hungary, starting World War one. -
Russia pulls out of WW I
Russia makes a deal with Germany, pulling out of the war and granting Germany land, the Baltic states, Poland and Ukraine -
March Revolution begins
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Nicholas II abdicates the throne
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Lenin returns from exile in Germany
Lenin returns to Russia with help from the Germans. promises Germany he will pull Russia out of hte war. -
Krensky heads the provisional goverment
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Lenin takes power
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Assassination of the Romanov family
former Czar Nicholas II and his family are killed by Lenin and his Red Army -
Trotsky wins Civil War
Leon Trosky and the Red Army under Lenin win the Cival war, taking control of Russia -
Stalin comes to Power
following Lenin's death, Joseph Stalin comes to Power in Russia -
Russia Becomes a totalitarian state
Stalin turns Russia into a totalitarian state, renaming it the USSR or Soviet Russia.
in Soviet Russia.......... -
great purge
