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Russian Revolution Timeline

By Stephanie Herrera
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    Russian Revolution

  • Alexander Ulyanov's hanging

    Alexander Ulyanov's hanging

    Lenin's brother was hanged for attempting to assasinate the tsar.
  • Czar Alexander III dies

    Czar Alexander III dies

    Czar Alexander lll dies of sudden illness, his son becomes Czar Nicholas ll.
  • Czar Nicholas II marries Alexandra Fedorovna

    Czar Nicholas II marries Alexandra Fedorovna

  • Lenin is arrested

    Lenin is arrested

    Lenin is arrested, kept in solitary confinement for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years
  • Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia

    Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia

  • he Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) meeting starts

    he Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) meeting starts

  • the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) meeting ends

    the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) meeting ends

  • Czarina Alexandra gives birth to a son Alexei

    Czarina Alexandra gives birth to a son Alexei

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905 Russian Revolution.
  • The October Manifesto issued by Czar Nicholas II

    The October Manifesto issued by Czar Nicholas II

    brings an end to the 1905 Russian Revolution by promising civil liberties and an elected parliament (Duma)
  • \the Fundamental Laws of 1906

    \the Fundamental Laws of 1906

    A constitution (the Fundamental Laws of 1906) is created, reflecting the promises made in the October Manifesto.
  • World War l begins

    World War l begins

  • Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army

    Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army

  • Rasputin is murdered

    Rasputin is murdered

  • The February Revolution begins with strikes

    The February Revolution begins with strikes

  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son

  • Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd

    Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd

  • The July Days begin

    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
  • Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional Government

    Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional Government

  • The Kornilov Affair

    The Kornilov Affair

  • The October Revolution

    The October Revolution

    the Bolsheviks take over Petrograd (also called the November Revolution if following the Gregorian calendar
  • The Winter Palace is taken by the Bolsheviks

    The Winter Palace is taken by the Bolsheviks

    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
  • The new Bolshevik government converts Russia from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar turning February 1 into February 14

    The new Bolshevik government converts Russia from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar turning February 1 into February 14

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed

    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

    The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party

  • The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow

    The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow

  • Russian civil war begins

    Russian civil war begins

  • Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed

    Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed

  • An assassination attempt leaves Lenin seriously wounded

    An assassination attempt leaves Lenin seriously wounded

  • Russian civil war ends

    Russian civil war ends

  • Stalin is appointed General Secretary

    Stalin is appointed General Secretary

  • Lenin suffers first stroke

    Lenin suffers first stroke

  • Lenin suffers second stroke and retires from politics

    Lenin suffers second stroke and retires from politics

  • The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established

    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established

  • Lenin dies; Stalin will become his successor

    Lenin dies; Stalin will become his successor