Timline of Russia

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  • 1918 BCE

    Civil War and the formation of the USSR

    I Russia was divided into two factions: White Russians:. The counterrevolutionary elements, The Red Army. At the beginning of the civil war Lenin asked Leon Trotsky, a young Bolshevik leader, to create a new army from the Red Guards, an army of workers.
    Trosky created one of the best armies in history. Futhermore, war communism was introduced. This meant the nationalization
    of industry, the collectivization of lands’ and requisition of all rural production. The whole Royal Family was executed
  • 1917 BCE

    The Workers’ October Revolution

    The Workers’ October Revolution
    Lenin wrote a document called the April Thesis. He wanted: the end of the capitalist war. power for the soviets,a revolution against the Provisional Government. Leon Trotsky set up the Red Guards, a Bolshevik military force. On the 23rd of October (1917) a revolution took place. The Bolsheviks, led by Len in, attacked the winter Palace in St. Petersburg and seized power. Bolsheviks moved the capital to Moscow and made peace with Central Empires: Treaty of Brest–Litovsk.
  • 1917 BCE

    In February 1917 riots broke out in Petrograd.

    In February 1917 riots broke out in Petrograd.
    The Tsar lost support and control: his soldiers
    refused to fire on the mobs or deserted to join the
    rioting workers.
  • 1917 BCE

    Provisional government

    In March the Tsar gave
    up the throne (abdicated) and a provisional government was formed under the leadership of
    Kerensky. A republic was declared.
  • 1917 BCE

    The party split into Bolsheviks

    The party split into Bolsheviks (the majority) who wanted a small party and were led by Lenin; and Mensheviks (the minority) led by Martov, who wanted a mass party. The soviets were dominated by the revolutionaires.
  • 1916 BCE

    The Tsar himself took control of the army

    The Tsar himself took control of the army
    After a series of defeats, in 1916 the Tsar himself took control of the army. This was his biggest mistake. From this moment on, everybody blamed him for the continuous and bloody defeats, the terrible conditions suffered by the soldiers at the front, and the shortages.
  • 1914 BCE

    First World War

    First World War
    In 1914 the Russian Empire joined World War I.
  • 1906 BCE

    The Duma

    The Duma
    The Tsar created a parliament called the Duma
  • 1905 BCE

    Rebellion

    Rebellion
    In 1905 Russia´s defeat in a war with Japan provoked rebellion.