Key Dates 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryRussia - 19th and 20th centuryASEdexcel Created by: LozzaCreated on: 17-02-14 19:05 1st August 1914 Germany declares war on Russia 1 of 28 August 1914 Suspension of Fourth Duma 2 of 28 June 1915 Duma reconvened, Progressive Bloc formed in Duma 3 of 28 August 1915 Nicholas II makes himself Commander-In-Chief of Russian armies 4 of 28 December 1916 Assassination of Rasputin by group of aristocrats 5 of 28 18th February 1917 Strikes at Putilov factories in Petrograd 6 of 28 23rd February 1917 International Women's Day - beginning of widespread workers' demonstrations 7 of 28 25th February 1917 General strike 8 of 28 27th February 1917 Unofficial meeting of committee of Duma coincides with first meeting of Petrograd Soviet 9 of 28 28th February 1917 Nicholas II prevented from returning to Petrograd 10 of 28 1st March 1917 Soviet 'Order Number I' issued 11 of 28 2nd March 1917 Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II 12 of 28 3rd March Provisional Government publicly declared - led by Prince Lvov, formed from Duma committee 13 of 28 4th April 1917 Lenin's 'April Theses' issued, on day after his return to Petrograd 14 of 28 May 1917 Provisional Government re-organised: Kerensky new Minister for War 15 of 28 3rd - 6th July 1917 July Days 16 of 28 8th July 1917 Kerensky became Prime Minister 17 of 28 18th July 1917 Kornilov became Commander-In-Chief 18 of 28 August 1917 German advance, Petrograd threatened, Bolshevik prisoners released to help resistance, Kornilov began march on Petrograd 19 of 28 26th August - 1st September 1917 Resistance of Petrograd workers, Kornilov forced to abandon march 20 of 28 25th September 1917 Bolshevik majority in Petrograd Soviet, Trotsky elected as Chairman 21 of 28 10th October 1917 Bolshevik central Committee committed to armed revolution 22 of 28 12th October 1917 Military Revolutionary Committee set up by Petrograd Soviet 23 of 28 23rd October 1917 Lenin instructs Bolsheviks to move against government 24 of 28 24th - 25th October 1917 Bolsheviks seize control of Petrograd 25 of 28 25th - 26th October 1917 Kerensky flees, Bolsheviks seize control of Winter Palace 26 of 28 26th October 1917 Sovnarkom established with Lenin as Chairman 27 of 28 27th October 1917 Lenin announces Bolshevik seizure of power to Congress of Soviets, claiming was in their name 28 of 28
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