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Czar Nicholas is crowned
After his father, Czar Alexander III, died, Nicholas II became Czar over all Russia -
Valdmir Lenin is exiled
Lenin's brother had been killed a few years before for trying to kill Czar Nicholas' father. Lenin wanted to take over power from Nicholas, and he was arrested and exiled from Russia -
The Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party meets
At the meeting the people were split into two group. Some supported Lenin, and others supported a different leader -
A Revolution Breaks out
A revolution broke out in Saint Petersburg, but Czar Nicholas quickly put an end to it. The day was called Bloody Sunday -
Rasputin is introduced into the aristocracy
Rasputin called himself a holy man and a healer, and he helped heal Czar Nicholas' sick son. Still Rasputin wasn't a good man, and many in Russia hated him, putting the people at odds with the Czar -
WWI begins
World War I began and and the following year, Czar Nicholas took command of the Russian army -
Rasputin is killed
The plan to kill Rasputin seemed simple, but it took a lot of work to finally kill him -
Another revolution begins
The people were unhappy with Czar Nicholas' rule of the country. They begin protest and strikes, refusing to do their work. -
Czar Nicholas tries to step down
Nicholas tried to give up his throne and let his brother take over, but his brother refused. Other Russian aristocrats tried to make a temporary government. -
Vladmir Lenin tries to take over
Lenin came out exile and tried to take over the temporary government, but he was chased back into hiding -
Lenin succeeds in taking over
Lenin still led the split political party of the Russian Social-Democrat Labor Party, and his party soon moved in and took control of Russian -
Russian backs out of WWI
Lenin signed a treaty, taking Russian out of WWI. Later that year he had Czar Nicholas and his family killed. -
The USSR is established
Lenin helped establish the United Soviet Socialist Republic, a communist country. He worked with Joseph Stalin. -
Lenin dies
After Lenin died, Joseph Stalin took over his rule. He would rule for many years to come. The Russian Revolution changed Russia and all of history, introducing Communism into the modern world. However, Communism didn't catch on as Lenin and Stalin hoped. -
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