Russia timeline Flashcards
Civil unrest in Petrograd
January
Women’s days March turns into workers demonstration and Russian army beginning to side with protesters
February
Petrograd soviet and Provisobal governments formed
March
Tsar abdicates and dual power is formed
March
Korniloblv appointed head of army
July
Kornilov affair
August
Trotsky made head of PS
September
Sovnarkom is formed and Lenin announces decree on land and decree on peace
October
Cheka established
December
Lenin dissolves constituent assembly
1918
Treaty of Brest-litvosk signed leading to one party state as SRs leave in protest
1918
Civil war begins and whites are formed
1918
Politburo is established
1919
Polish soviet war breaks out ending with polish having self rule
1920
NEP put into place
1921
Ban on factions
1921
Kronstadt rebellion
1921
10th party congress
1921
Stalin made general secretary
1922
Lenin’s testament is dictated
1922
Lenin dies
1924
Tsar and family are executed
July 1918
Alexander II becomes tsar
1855
Emancipation of serfs
1861 for private owned peasants (1866 for state owned peasants)