Russian Revolution Flashcards
When is the Russian Social Democrat Party founded?
1898
When does Tsar Nicholas II come to the throne?
1894
When does the Social Democrat Party, meeting in exile in London, split into the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks?
1903
When is there a revolution, mainly in response to defeat in a war against Japan?
1905
When does the Duma meet?
1906
When is Stolypin assassinated?
1911
Between what years does Russia fight in the First World War on the side of the Allies?
1914-1917
When is the Provisional Government formed?
February 1917
When does Lenin return to Russia and call for peace, land reform and revolution?
April 1917
When does Kerensky take over as Prime Minister of the Provisional Government?
July 1917
When do the Bolsheviks seize power?
October 1917
What happens in December 1917?
Bolshevik government takes over all banks, businesses and trade. The Cheka is formed and uses terror against Bolsheviks’ enemies
When do the Bolsheviks exclude all other parties from power - one party rule?
January 1918
What happens in May 1918?
Communists hold less then half of Russia and Civil War breaks out with their many opponents. The Bolsheviks change their name to the Communist Party
When are Tsar Nicholas and his family executed?
July 1918
