Under his administration, Russia and the then wider Soviet Union became a one party communist state governed by the Russian Communist Party. The offensive collapses four days later and Russian troops have to respond to the Austrians’ and Germans’ counteroffensive. Provisional Government formed. He is succeeded by his son, Alexander III, who enacts anti-terrorism measures that curb civil rights and freedom of the press. Stalin is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party. 5) to assassinate Tsar Alexander II by blowing up his palace dining room kills 11 and wounds 56. His rival Leon Leon Trotsky is dismissed, then exiled and finally murdered in 1940. October 1917: Russia recognizes Poland's independence November 1917: Bolsheviks overthrow the Kerensky government and install Lenin as leader of Russia ("october revolution") against the will of the Mensheviks and of the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries (only two communists oppose Lenin's coup: Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev) Being the weak ruler Nicholas was, these tactics worked and on March 15th, 1917 he abdicated the throne. After winning the civil war in Russia, the Bolsheviks established the Soviet Union in 1922. But the Czar wanted no change in Russia. Almost to all Russians had lost faith in the leadership of the czarist regime. The attempt, together with the murder of Uritskii, sparks a period of mass arrests and executions known as the ‘Red Terror’. March 8: The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party. Russian minister of war Alexander Karensky launches an offensive against Austria-Hungary forces in Galicia. The Comintern (or Third International) is formed in Moscow, with the aim of spreading revolution all over the world. h�b``�g``�e```f�`@�@���р,���j� The project is and innovative way of using a digital timeline to show the interrelatedness among various stakeholders in this complex historical event, the Russian Revolution of 1917. Lenin, future leader of the Bolsheviks, is arrested to be kept in solitary confinement for 13 months and then exiled to Siberia. Each person receives 1/4 pound of bread per day. • January 5: The Constituent Assembly opens with an SR majority; Chernov is elected chairman. At the time Nicholas first took control, industrial progress continued to grow, however agriculturally they struggled and the political system remained the same. Leading up to 1905, many diverse social groups demonstrated their discontent with the Russian social and political system. h�bbd```b``� "+�d:�d�� "Y�A$s���^`�`0[ L~���9 �u7� � ��o!ЮS q�̠ �30n ` �N
The following day Nicholas’ brother Mikhail announces his refusal to accept the throne. Soldiers’ committees debate orders and encourage soldiers to disobey officers. The process of establishing Bolshevik power, and thus the success of the October Revolution, continued over the next few years as a civil war raged across Russia.