May 1896
Nicholas II is crowned tsar, making clear he’ll continue the autocratic rule of Alexander III.
July 1903
The Russian Social Democrat party splits into two factions: the Bolsheviks, under Lenin, and the Mensheviks.
January 1905
Tsarist troops open fire on demonstrators in Saint Petersburg, causing widespread strikes. June sees a mutiny aboard Battleship Potemkin.
October 1905
Nicholas II ends the unrest by promising increased civil liberties for the proletariat. The Duma is formed.
July 1914
At the outbreak of war, Nicholas II assumes control of the Russian Army. His family come under the damaging influence of Rasputin.
February 1917
Protests turn to riots in Saint Petersburg. The city falls to insurgents; the Duma collapses into chaos.
March-April 1917
Nicholas II abdicates and the Provisional Government forms. Lenin returns…
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