1917 ⟶ Lenin Arrives in Petrograd, Publishes April Thesis
Lenin arrives in Petrograd from his exile in Switzerland and...
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⛓️ Bolshevik Representatives Arrested and Exiled
Bolshevik representatives at the State Duma arrested and exiled to Siberia.⟶
World War IRussian RevolutionBolsheviksPolitical RepressionState DumaExilePolitical Dissidence
Russia🗣️ Kienthal Conference: Anti-War Socialist Meeting
The Kienthal Conference, the second meeting of the anti-war socialist Zimmerwald Movement, is held in Kienthal, Switzerland. (Details)⟶
World War ISocialismAnti-War MovementInternationalismZimmerwald MovementPolitical IdeologyKienthalPacifism
Switzerland🗣️ Lenin Arrives in Petrograd, Publishes April Thesis
Lenin arrives in Petrograd from his exile in Switzerland and publishes his April Thesis.⟶
LeninBolsheviksApril ThesisRussian RevolutionSocialismPolitical IdeologyPetrogradExileWorld War I (Eastern Front)
Russia👩👧👧 International Women's Day Protests Spark February Revolution
The celebrations of International Women's Day in Petrograd spawn severe protests that will evolve into the February Revolution.⟶
Russian RevolutionFebruary RevolutionProtestsSocial UnrestWomen's RightsPetrogradCzarist RussiaPolitical InstabilityWorld War I (Eastern Front)
Russia🇷🇺 Russian Troops Refuse to Fire on Demonstrators, Duma Forms
Russian troops refuse to fire on demonstrators after 50 are killed in Petrograd's Znamenskaya Square the day before. Numerous attacks against prisons, courts, police stations and Okhrana offices.Provisional Committee of the Duma formed.Petrograd Soviet formed.⟶
Russian RevolutionFebruary RevolutionMilitary MutinyDumaProvisional CommitteePetrograd SovietPolitical InstabilityWorld War I (Eastern Front)Civil UnrestOkhrana
Russia🤝 Leon Trotsky Signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
At Brest-Litovsk, Leon Trotsky signs the peace treaty with Germany. (Details)⟶
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