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The Decembrist Revolt
It took place in Imperial Russia. Russian army officers led 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas I's assumption of the throne after his elder brother removed himself from the line of succession. -
Nicholas II becomes the czar of Russia
He was the last emperor of Russia. -
The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits intp two groups, Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
The Russian Social Democratic Party was formed in 1898 to unite the various revolutionary organizations of the Russian Empire into one party. -
Russo-Japanese War
It was "the first great war of the 20th century." -
Bloody Sunday
Unarmed demonstrators led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soliders of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Czar Nicholas II. -
The Revolution of 1905
It was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. -
World War I
World War I was hard for Russia because they had really limited resources for the army to use. About one in every three soldiers actually had a rifle. -
The March Revolution
Petrograd became St. Petersburg. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian Throne
He chose to abdicate after the end of the February Revolution. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government
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Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
Although the attack portrayed a savage battle, it was relatively bloodless. The immediate outcome was to plunge Russia into a brutal civil war that ended with the Bolshevik victory in 1921. -
The Russian Civil War begins
It was a multi-party war in the former Russian Empire fought between the Bolsheviks and the Menshiviks. -
Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
