1905Bloody Sunday: St. Petersburg Massacre Sparks Revolution

January 22: The Revolution of 1905 in Russia erupts.
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🔪 Assassination of Tsar Alexander II

Tsar Alexander II is assassinated.
Assassination of Tsar Alexander II (1881)
AssassinationTsarPolitical ViolenceAutocracyPopulismImperialism
RussiaRussia

🗳️ Bolsheviks and Mensheviks Emerge from RSDLP Split

JulyAugust: In Russia the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks form from the breakup of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.
Bolsheviks and Mensheviks Emerge from RSDLP Split (1903)
SocialismMarxismRussian RevolutionBolsheviksVladimir LeninPolitical PartiesIdeologyPolitical Division
RussiaRussia

🩸 Bloody Sunday: St. Petersburg Massacre Sparks Revolution

January 22: The Revolution of 1905 in Russia erupts.
Bloody Sunday: St. Petersburg Massacre Sparks Revolution (1905)
RevolutionTsar Nicholas IIProtestPolitical UnrestAutocracySocial Reform
RussiaRussia

🔪 Assassination of Grigori Rasputin

December 30: Grigori Rasputin is assassinated in Russia.
Assassination of Grigori Rasputin (1916)
AssassinationRussian EmpireWorld War IPolitical IntrigueTsar Nicholas IIRomanov DynastyMonarchyPolitical InstabilityConspiracy
RussiaRussia

🇷🇺 February Revolution Overthrows Russian Empire

February Revolution Overthrows Russian Empire (1917)
Russian RevolutionRussian EmpireTsar Nicholas IICivil WarBolsheviksWorld War IPolitical InstabilityRevolution
RussiaRussia

🇷🇺 Bolsheviks Seize Power in Petrograd

Bolsheviks Seize Power in Petrograd (1917)
Russian RevolutionBolsheviksVladimir LeninSoviet UnionCommunismSocialismCivil War
RussiaRussia