summary of key events
Cards (21)
- Russian Revolution of 1905
- Peaceful protesters led by Father Gapon were fired upon by the Tsar's troops in St. Petersburg, sparking widespread unrest
- Tsar Nicholas II issued the October Manifesto, promising civil liberties and the creation of a Duma (parliament)
- World War I
- Russia entered World War I, which strained its economy and military
- Nicholas II took personal command of the Russian army, leaving the Tsarina and Rasputin in control of the government, leading to widespread dissatisfaction
- February Revolution
- Strikes and demonstrations in Petrograd led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II on March 15, ending centuries of Romanov rule
- Provisional Government
- The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, seized control of Petrograd and overthrew the Provisional Government
- Soviet Government
- Russian Civil War
- Execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family in Ekaterinburg
- Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed in March, ending Russia's involvement in World War I but resulting in significant territorial losses
- War Communism
- War Communism
- Kronstadt Rebellion and New Economic Policy (NEP)
- The Kronstadt Rebellion by sailors against Bolshevik policies highlighted the discontent within the population
- New Economic Policy (NEP)
- The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was officially established, uniting Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Transcaucasian Federation
- Vladimir Lenin died, leading to a power struggle within the Communist Party. Joseph Stalin eventually emerged as the leader