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The timeline documents major events in Russia from 1887 to 1924, including the rise of Lenin and the Bolshevik party, World War I, the February and October Revolutions of 1917 that overthrew the Russian monarchy and established communist rule, and the early years of Soviet power under Lenin and the consolidation of power by Stalin after Lenin's death. Key events include Lenin's exile, the split of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party into Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, World War I and Russia's withdrawal via the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the February overthrow of the Czar and establishment of a provisional government, Lenin's return and the October Revolution, and the founding of the USSR in 1922.

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The timeline documents major events in Russia from 1887 to 1924, including the rise of Lenin and the Bolshevik party, World War I, the February and October Revolutions of 1917 that overthrew the Russian monarchy and established communist rule, and the early years of Soviet power under Lenin and the consolidation of power by Stalin after Lenin's death. Key events include Lenin's exile, the split of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party into Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, World War I and Russia's withdrawal via the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the February overthrow of the Czar and establishment of a provisional government, Lenin's return and the October Revolution, and the founding of the USSR in 1922.

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TIMELINE OF THE RUSSIAN

REVOLUTION

1887
May 8 (May 20 NS) - Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged for plotting
to kill Czar Alexander III
1894
October 20 (November 1 NS) - Czar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and
his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia
November 14 (November 26 NS) - Czar Nicholas II marries Alexandra Fedorovna
1895
December 8 (December 20 NS) - Lenin is arrested, kept in solitary confinement
for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years
1896
May 14 (May 26 NS) - Nicholas II crowned czar of Russia

1903
July 17 - August 10 (July 30 - August 23 NS) - The Russian Social-Democratic
Labor Party (RSDLP) meeting in which the Party splits into two factions: Mensheviks ("minority")
and Bolsheviks ("majority")
1904
July 30 (August 12 NS) - After having four girls, Czarina Alexandra gives birth to
a son, Alexei

1905
January 9 (January 22 NS) - Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the 1905
Russian Revolution
October 17 (October 30 NS) - The October Manifesto, issued by Czar Nicholas II,
brings an end to the 1905 Russian Revolution by promising civil liberties and an elected
parliament (Duma)
1906
April 23 (May 6 NS) - A constitution (the Fundamental Laws of 1906) is created,
reflecting the promises made in the October Manifesto
1914
July 15 (July 28 NS) - World War I begins

1915
September 5 (September 18 NS) - Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command
of the Russian Army
1916
December 17 (December 30) - Rasputin is murdered
1917
February 23-27 (March 8-12 NS) - The February Revolution begins with strikes,
demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd (also called the March Revolution if following the
Gregorian calendar)
March 2 (March 15 NS) - Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. The
following day, Nicholas' brother, Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional
Government formed
April 3 (April 16 NS) - Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a
sealed train
July 3-7 (July 16-20 NS) - The July Days begin in Petrograd with spontaneous
protests against the Provisional Government; after the Bolsheviks unsuccessfully try to direct
these protests into a coup, Lenin is forced into hiding
July 11 (July 24 NS) - Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional
Government
August 22-27 (September 4-9 NS) - The Kornilov Affair, a failed coup by
General Lavr Kornilov, commander of the Russian Army
October 25 (November 7 NS) - The October Revolution - the Bolsheviks
take over Petrograd (also called the November Revolution if following the Gregorian
calendar)
October 26 (November 8 NS) - The Winter Palace, the last holdout of the
Provisional Government, is taken by the Bolsheviks; the Council of People's
Commissars (abbreviated as Sovnarkom), led by Lenin, is now in control of Russia

1918
February 1/14 - The new Bolshevik government converts Russia from the
Julian to the Gregorian calendar turning February 1 into February 14
March 3 - The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, between Germany and Russia, is
signed and takes Russia out of World War I
March 8 - The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party
March 11 - The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to
Moscow
June - Russian civil war begins
July 17 - Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed
August 30 - An assassination attempt leaves Lenin seriously wounded
1920
November - Russian civil war ends
1922
April 3 - Stalin is appointed General Secretary
May 26 - Lenin suffers first stroke
December 15 - Lenin suffers second stroke and retires from politics
December 30 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)
established
1924
January 21 - Lenin dies; Stalin will become his successor

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