Timeline Events

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  • Bloody Sunday Massacre

    Bloody Sunday Massacre

    Imperial troops fired on peaceful protesters in St. Petersburg.
    The massacre sparked widespread unrest during the 1905 Revolution.
  • Mutiny on the Battleship Potemkin

    Mutiny on the Battleship Potemkin

    Sailors rebelled against harsh conditions and brutal discipline.
    The mutiny became a powerful symbol of revolutionary resistance.
  • October Manifesto Issued

    October Manifesto Issued

    Tsar Nicholas II promised civil liberties and a legislative Duma.
    These reforms aimed to calm revolutionary unrest but were limited.
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist.
    This event triggered a chain reaction leading to World War I.
  • Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declared war following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
    The conflict quickly expanded as alliances were activated.
  • Germany Declares War on Russia

    Germany Declares War on Russia

    Germany declared war on Russia in support of Austria-Hungary.
    This action widened the war into a global conflict.
  • Armistice Ends World War I

    Armistice Ends World War I

    Fighting ceased on the Western Front, ending WWI.
    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was later annulled.
  • February Revolution Begins

    February Revolution Begins

    Strikes and food shortages in Petrograd sparked mass protests.
    Army mutinies soon followed, collapsing tsarist authority.
  • Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II

    Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II

    Nicholas II abdicated the throne after losing military support.
    This ended over 300 years of Romanov rule.
  • Lenin Returns from Exile

    Lenin Returns from Exile

    Lenin returned to Russia with German assistance.
    He promoted the slogan “Peace, Land, Bread” to gain popular support.
  • Execution of the Romanov Family

    Execution of the Romanov Family

    The former tsar and his family were executed by Bolsheviks.
    This eliminated any possibility of monarchist restoration.
  • Storming of the Winter Palace

    Storming of the Winter Palace

    Bolshevik forces seized the Winter Palace in Petrograd.
    This marked the success of the October Revolution.
  • Congress of Soviets Backs Bolsheviks

    Congress of Soviets Backs Bolsheviks

    The Congress approved Bolshevik control of the government.
    A new socialist state began to take shape.
  • Russian Civil War

    Russian Civil War

    The Red Army fought White forces, nationalists, and foreign armies.
    The Bolsheviks eventually emerged victorious.1918-1921
  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Signed

    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Signed

    Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers.
    It exited World War I but lost vast territories.
  • New Economic Policy Introduced

    New Economic Policy Introduced

    Lenin introduced limited capitalism to revive the economy.
    The NEP helped stabilize Russia after years of war and famine.
  • Czech Legion Revolt Begins

    Czech Legion Revolt Begins

    Czech troops rebelled along the Trans-Siberian Railway.
    Their uprising helped ignite the Russian Civil War.
  • Formation of the USSR

    Formation of the USSR

    The Soviet Union was officially established.
    This consolidated Bolshevik control over former imperial territories.
  • Death of Vladimir Lenin

    Death of Vladimir Lenin

    Lenin died after prolonged illness.
    His death triggered a power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky.