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February Revolution
Tsar Nicholas II abdicates, thereby ending the Romanov dynasty because of riots by women, striking workers and defecting soldiers, -
The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow
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Lenin returns from exile
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Trotsky returns from exile
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The July Days
The July Days begin in Petrograd with spontaneous protests against the Provisional Government; after the Bolsheviks unsuccessfully try to direct these protests into a coup, Lenin is forced into hiding -
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed
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An assassination attempt leaves Lenin seriously wounded
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Petrograd Soviet of Workers' Deputies
The Petrograd Soviet of Workers' Deputies is formed -
October Revolution
The October Revolution - the Bolsheviks take over Petrograd -
The Winter Palace
the last holdout of the Provisional Government, is taken by the Bolsheviks; the Council of People's Commissars (abbreviated as Sovnarkom), led by Lenin, is now in control of Russia -
Change to the Gregorian Calender
The new Bolshevik government converts Russia from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar turning February 1 into February 14 -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, between Germany and Russia, is signed and takes Russia out of World War I -
The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party
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The Russian Civil War ends
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Stalin is appointed General Secretary
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Lenin suffers second stroke and retires from politics
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USSR is formed
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Lenin dies; Stalin will become his successor
