Russia Revolution Timeline

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  • Aleksander Ulyanov Execution

    Aleksander Ulyanov Execution
    Vladimir Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged in St. Petersburg.

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    A peaceful demonstration is fired on by police, killing and injuring around 1,000 people.

  • October Manifesto

    October Manifesto
    The October Manifesto is issued, and the Duma is created.

  • RSDLP split

    RSDLP split
    The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into 2 factions--The Bolsheviks, and the Mensheviks.

  • World War I

    World War I
    World War I begins. Russia joins promptly, forming 'The Triple Entente' with Great Britain and France.

  • Tsar Abdication

    Tsar Abdication
    Tsar Nicholas II is forced to abdicate, ending Imperial Russia. The Provisional Government is quickly formed, headed by Kerensky.

  • Bolshevik Takeover

    Bolshevik Takeover
    The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrows the Provisional Government in Petrograd.

  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed with Germany, ending Russia's participation in World War I. The Russian Civil War promptly begins.

  • The New Economic Policy

    The New Economic Policy
    Vladimir Lenin introduces the New Economic Policy, ending and replacing war communism.

  • Lenin's Death

    Lenin's Death
    Vladimir Lenin dies after his fourth stroke, and Stalin emerges as party leader.