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Russo-Japanese War
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Bloody Sunday
A petition was going to be peacefully presented to Tsar Nocholas 2, when the soldiers fired into the crowd killing many. -
Revolution of 1905
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Creation of the Duma
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Russia enters WW1
The assassination of Archduke Frank Ferdinand in Sarajevo led to a chain of events that saw the war get underway in July of 1914 which caused Russias involvement. -
March Revolution Begins
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Nicholas 2 Abdicates the throne
Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia since 1894, is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents, and a provincial government is installed in his place. -
Lenin returns from exile in Germany
While traveling during his exile he participated in socialist activities throughout Europe -
Kerensky heads the Provisional Government
Kerensky was a major political leader that led until the Russian Provisional Government was overthrown by the Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin in the October Revolution. He spent the remainder of his life in exile, -
Trotsky wins Civil War
Trotsky, who was a brilliant war leader and strategist had the slogan 'Peace, Bread, Land' which won thousands of supporters. -
Civil War Begins
The red army defeated the white army in the war that wasin the former Russian Empire fought between the Bolshevik Red Army and the White Army. -
Lenin takes power
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Russia pulls out of WW1
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Assassination of Romanov family
The murder of the Tsar was carried out by the Ural Soviet which was led by Yakov Yurovsky. The murder of the Romanov family included the Tsar's son and four daughters. -
Stalin comes to power
Stalin Comes to Power Ultimately, Trotsky was no match for Stalin because Stalin had spent his years in the party building loyalty and support -
Russia becomes a totalitarian state
Stalin transformed Russia into a totalitarian government by giving the russians freedom, authority and liberty. -
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Great Purge
