Russian Revolution
1917–23 transition from monarchy to USSR / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Russian Revolution was a series of revolutions in the Russian Empire from 1905 to 1917. The events destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and helped to create the Soviet Union, which lasted from 1922 to 1991.
Russian Revolution | ||||||||
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Part of World War I and the Revolutions of 1917–23 | ||||||||
Soviets attacking the Tsar's police in the early days of the February Revolution | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Imperial Government(until 15 March) |
Petrograd Soviet Socialist Revolutionary Party (until 15 March) | Provisional Government(from 15 March to 8 November) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Nicholas II (until 15 March) |
Georgy Lvov (Until 15 March) Leon Trotsky Lev Kamenev |
Georgy Lvov(15 March to 21 July) Alexander Kerensky(from 21 July to 7 November) | ||||||
Strength | ||||||||
Russian Army | Red Guards: 200,000 | |||||||
Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet together overthrew Emperor Nicholas but both became enemies after February Revoultion and Russia remained under dual control of these two until October Revolution |
The first revolution was on 8 March 1917, but in Russia, it was recorded as 28 February 1917 because Russia still used the Julian calendar until 1918, instead of the Gregorian calendar, which is used today. Tsar Nicholas II was forced to step down and was replaced with the socialist Provisional Government, which was meant to rule for a short time until the country became stable again.
The second revolution, the October Revolution, was in October of the Julian calendar and so the term Red October is used to describe the events although they happened in November of the Gregorian calendar.
Communist Bolsheviks replaced the Provisional Government and later created the Soviet Union.[1] The royal family was put under house arrest, and it was shot and killed in July 1918.