Russian Revolution

By Emily Peters

  • St. Petersburg

    St. Petersburg
    Riots from the peasants due to food shortages. Workers in the military and industry business get involved.

  • Military

    Military
    The military ignored the Czar and did not put down the uprising, rather joined it

  • New Leaders

    The new leaders were very weak and they had no support from the people

  • Vladimir Lenin

    Vladimir Lenin
    Becomes leader of the Bolsheviks

  • Red Army

    Red Army
    Lenin and his red army win against the white army in the Russian Civil war

  • Renaming Russia

    Renaming Russia
    Lenin renames Russia after winning the war. It becomes known as the USSR/Soviet Union.