The Russian Revolution Historical TImeline

  • Karl Marx Ideas Start

    Karl Marx Ideas Start
    Karl Marx uploaded his first book about communist manifesto .
  • The Bolsheviks were born

    The Bolsheviks were born
    Russian Social Democrat Party split in 1903 into two groups the Menchevicks and Bolsheviks. Lenin was the Bolsheviks leader and Julius Martov the opposing leader.
  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution
    The Russian Revolution was an uprising from the Russian people against the Tsar Nicholas II the revolution ended with the abdication of the Tsar.
  • The Royal Family was Executed

    The Royal Family was Executed
    After the tsar abdicated Lenin gave an order to execute all of the family fearing the probability that they will rise to power.
  • Start of the Russian Civil War

    Start of the Russian Civil War
    The Russian Civil War started after the Revolution and it was a fight in between the Bolsheviks under the command of Lenin also known as the red army against the persons that wanted to place the old regime of the Russian Empire.
  • End of the Russian Civil War

    End of the Russian Civil War
    The Bolsheviks won the civil war and the Russian Empire converted into the USSR and their leader was Vladimir Lenin.
  • Death of Lenin and Stalin rising to power

    Death of Lenin and Stalin rising to power
    Lenin died of a stroke on January 21, 1924. Stalin was given the honor of organizing his funeral. Upon Lenin's death, Stalin was officially hailed as his successor as the leader of the ruling Communist Party and of the Soviet Union itself.
  • First Five Year Plan

    First Five Year Plan
    Stalin implemented a plan that was called the five-year plan basically this plan was for improving the production of agriculture and industry. It is called the Five Year Plan because Stalin had goals that he said he was going to accomplish in five years.