Russian Revolution Timeline

  • Lenin´s exile

    Lenin´s exile
    Caused by Lenin´s brother killing Tsar Alexander II
  • Russo-Japanese War

    Russo-Japanese War
    Japan destroyed Russia, wasting its resources
  • Revolution of 1905

    Revolution of 1905
    "Bloody Sunday" for better conditions and reducing the power of the Tsar. It failed.
  • Rasputin´s arrival

    Rasputin´s arrival
    Rasputin arrives to Russia and cures Alexei´s hemophilia, becoming a God for the Romanovs and an animal for the rest of Russia
  • World War I

    World War I
    All of Russia´s probloems were forgotten to save the empire.
    Russia was against Germany and the Austro-Hungarian empire
    Russia´s conditions worsen.
  • February Revolution

    February Revolution
    Women started this Revolution, they called for general strike, most of the factories were closed.
    They achieved the "abdication of the Tsar", Kerensky´s provisional government and Lenin´s return
  • Provisional Government

    Provisional Government
    Whe Nicholas II abdicated, a new provisional government started, the leader was inicially Gueorgui Lvov, but later Kerensky, who continued with World War I, and basically had the same government as Tsar.
  • Lenin´s return

    Lenin´s return
    Whe he returns, the provisional government collapses and Lenin seized power in name of the "Soviets", which were divided into Menshevika and Bolsheviks.
  • October Revolution

    October Revolution
    Lenin was the main leader, he wantd a communist system and he signed a treaty to end Russia´s participation in World War I, losing territory.
  • Russia´s Civil War

    Russia´s Civil War
    Red army vs. White army in opposition to communist regime, the red army was more organized, therefore they won.
    Royal family was imprisoned and killed.