1. Beginning

2. Alexandria: a German princess

3. Family Grew

4. Lenin’s Upbringing

5. Russo-Japanese War

6. 1905 Revolution

7. Bloody Sunday Bloody Nicholas

8. Story of Rasputin

11. Rasputin Killed

12. WWI Unequipped Loss of millions of soldiers Fought in Russia
Germany occupied many parts of Russia
soldiers morale low; many desertions

13. Fatal mistake: Nicholas take control of Armed forces

14. Civil unrest Against the war Lack of food
Resentment towards autocratic tsar

15. Lenin Exiled; Returned with Germany’s help

16. Peace, Bread, Land

17. Guard turns against Tsar; Tsar abdicates

18. Two competing governments
Moderate provisional government in charge
Competing Bolshevik Socialists

19. Exiled

20. Royal Family Killed

21. Civil War

22. Communist Bolsheviks seize power after winning Civil War

23. Lenin Dies

24. Joseph Stalin

25. Becomes Communist Dictator