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| Alliance Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov |  |
| 1st Aug Requests, via Chicherin, Germany to help against the counter-revolutionaries |
| Architect of Socialist Construction Larin, Mikhail | |
| Appointed Architect of Socialist construction & nationalization |
| Arrest of Avksentyev Avksentyev, Nicolai | |
| The Chairman of the All-Russian Soviet of Peasant Deputies is arrested |
| Arrest of Fedorovna Fedorovna | |
| May Alapaevsk Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fedorovna is arrested by the Bolsheviks |
| Arrest of Mikhailovich Mikhailovich | |
| May Alapaevsk Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich is arrested by the Bolsheviks |
| Arrest of Nicholas II Nicholas II | |
| 30th April Ekaterinburg Under arrest at Ekaterinburg, now Sverdlosk, in the Urals |
| Arrest of Palei Palei | |
| May Alapaevsk Vladimir Pavlovich Palei is arrested by the Bolsheviks |
| Arrest of SR Avksentyev, Nicolai | |
| Bolsheviks arrest SR Party members elected to the Constituent Assembly |
| Assassination of UritskII UritskII, Moisei Solomonovich | |
| 30th Aug The head of the Petrograd cheka is assassinated |
| Battle of Orel Budenny, Semyon Mikhaylovich | |
| 5th Aug Orel Defeats the White Russian forces of Denekin |
| Capital Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Mar Moscow The Bolshevik Government moves to Moscow |
| Capture of Dvinsk Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 18th Feb Dvinsk The Germans capture Dvinsk after Lenin turns down their armistice proposals |
| Capture of Dvinsk Trotsky, Leon | |
| 6th Dec Dvinsk The Red Army occupies Dvinsk |
| Capture of Kazan Trotsky, Leon | |
| 8th Aug Kazan The White Army has captured Kazan & Trotsky mobilizes his command train to relieve it |
| 10th Sep Kazan Commands the re-capture of Kazan from the White Army |
| Capture of Lutsk Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 18th Feb Lutsk The Germans capture Lutsk after Lenin turns down their armistice proposals |
| Capture of Minsk Trotsky, Leon | |
| 10th Dec Minsk The Red Army occupies Minsk |
| Capture of Simbirsk Trotsky, Leon | |
| 12th Sep Simbirsk Commands the re-capture of Simbirsk from the White Army |
| Capture of Valuiki Trotsky, Leon | |
| 3rd Dec Valuiki The Red Army occupies Valuiki |
| Chairman Supreme Council Rykov, Aleksey Ivanovich | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Supreme Council of the National Economy |
| Commander Volunteer Army Denikin, Anton Ivanovich | |
| 13th April Appointed Commander of the Volunteer Army |
| 13th April Kornilov is killed by a stray bullet & Denikin assumes command of the volunteer army |
| Communist Party Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 9th Mar 7th Congress resolution changes the name of the Bolshevik Party to the Communist Party |
| Communist Party SU Khruschev Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich | |
| Appointed Member of the Communist Party |
| Conference of Brest Litovsk Trotsky, Leon | |
| 1st Jan Brest Litovsk Ukrainian nationalists have separate peace talks with the Germans |
| 9th Jan Brest Litovsk Plays for time but would capitulate if Germany gave an ultimatum |
| 9th Jan Brest Litovsk The Brest negotiations resume with Trotsky heading the Russian delegation |
| 28th Jan Brest Litovsk Trotsky denounces the German Peace Terms as unacceptable and walks out of the peace negotiations at Brest- Litovsk |
| 18th Feb Brest Litovsk The Germans invade Russia which is all but defenceless as virtually the entire army has deserted |
| Mar Brest Litovsk The Bolsheviks accept the dictated peace of Brest-Litovsk |
| Conference of Labour Party Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich | |
| 22nd Jan Address es the Labour Party conference at Nottingham, Great Britain |
| Confiscation Church Property Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 20th Jan Church property is confiscated & all religious instruction in the schools abolished |
| Congress of Bolsheviks, 7th Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 6th Mar Opening of the 7th Congress of the Bolshevik Party |
| 7th Mar People's Courts are introduced |
| 9th Mar Cuts links with the discredited Social Democratic Party |
| Congress of Councils Rykov, Aleksey Ivanovich | |
| 26th May Moscow Presides over the opening of the All-Russian Congress of Councils of National Economy |
| Congress of Soviets, 3rd Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Jan Congress of Soviets makes the Declaration of Rights of the Toiling & Exploited People |
| 8th Jan Passes the "declaration of the rights of the toiling & exploited masses" |
| 8th Jan Proclaims the Soviet Russian Republic |
| 21st Jan Repudiates foreign & domestic debts |
| 14th Mar The 3rd Congress of Soviets ratifies the treaty of Brest-Litovsk |
| Congress of Trades Unions, 1st Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Jan Petrograd Factory Committees should be subject to the All-Russian Council of Workers control |
| Jan Petrograd The Bolsheviks resolve that the Trades Unions become "organs of the socialist state" |
| Jan Petrograd Workers control is shifted from Factory Committees to Trades Unions |
| Congress VII Bukharin, Nikolai | |
| 6th Mar Brest Litovsk Argues against accepting the treaty of Litovsk-Russia at the 7th Congress but is defeated |
| Conscription Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Jan Introduces "universal labor obligation" |
| 29th Oct Moscow A decree establishes a nationwide network to "distribute the labor force" |
| 10th Dec Moscow A Labour Code providing for males & females between 16 & 50 to render "labor service" |
| Conscription Trotsky, Leon | |
| 29th May A decree is issued introducing compulsory military service |
| Constituent Assembly Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 5th Jan The Constituent Assembly in which the Bolsheviks are a minority meets for one day before being suppressed |
| 19th Jan Moscow Issues a decree abolishing the Constituent Assembly |
| Constitution Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Moscow The Congress of Soviets cede their primacy of power to the Government |
| 7th Jan Moscow Dissolves the Constituent Assembly & "establishes the dictatorship of the proletariat" |
| 19th Jan Moscow Issues a decree abolishing the Constituent Assembly |
| 31st Jan Moscow Declaration of the USSR |
| 4th July Moscow A Congress Opens in Moscow & approves the Soviet Constitution |
| Death of Alexeiev, Mikhail Vasilevich Alexeiev, Mikhail Vasilevich | |
| 8th Oct Death of Mikhail Vasilevich Alexeiev, heart attack |
| Death of Fedorovna Fedorovna | |
| May Alapaevsk Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fedorovna is executed by the Bolsheviks |
| Death of Goloshchekin, Filipp Isaevich Goloshchekin, Filipp Isaevich | |
| 12th July Moscows Carries Nicholas II's death warrant from Moscow |
| Death of Ipatev, Nikolai Ipatev, Nikolai | |
| 17th July Ekaterinburg Nicholas , his family & servants are shot in the grounds of Ipatev's house |
| Death of Iurovskii, Ivan Mikhailovich Iurovskii, Ivan Mikhailovich | |
| 15th July Ekaterinburg Seeks a place to bury the executed Romanovs in the woods nth of Ekaterinburg |
| Death of Kaplan, Fanya Kaplan, Fanya | |
| 3rd Sep Moscow Death of Fanya Kaplan, executed |
| Death of Kornilov, Lavr Georgevich Kornilov, Lavr Georgevich | |
| 13th April Death of Lavr Georgevich Kornilov, killed by a stray shell |
| Death of Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 22nd Feb A decree by Lenin authorizes summary execution of opponents |
| Death of Malinovsky, Roman Malinovsky, Roman | |
| Tried by a Bolshevik Revolutionary Tribunal & executed for being an Okhrana informer |
| Death of Mikhailovich Mikhailovich | |
| 17th July Alapaevsk Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich is executed by the Bolsheviks |
| Death of Nicholas II Nicholas II | |
| 16th July Ekaterinburg It is reported that his wife, 3 daughters & son are also shot |
| 16th July Ekaterinburg Shot after the possibility of rescue by white Counter-revolutionaries |
| 17th July Ekaterinburg Nicholas , his family & servants are shot in Ekaterinburg |
| Death of Palei Palei | |
| May Alapaevsk Vladimir Pavlovich Palei is executed by the Bolsheviks |
| Death of UritskII, Moisei Solomonovich UritskII, Moisei Solomonovich | |
| 30th Aug The head of the Petrograd cheka is assassinated |
| Declaration of Death Penalty Trotsky, Leon | |
| Orders the death penalty for "bagmen" of foodstuffs |
| Declaration of Rights Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Jan Congress of Soviets makes the Declaration of Rights of the Toiling & Exploited People |
| Declaration of War Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 29th July Declares a de facto state of war against the Allies |
| Diplomacy Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 27th Jan Relations are severed with Romania |
| April Russia & Germany exchange diplomatic missions |
| Diplomacy Trotsky, Leon | |
| 21st Feb Trotsky requests French military help during the invasion of Russia |
| Economy Larin, Mikhail | |
| 28th June Nationalization begins after Larin convinces Lenin to protect it from German control |
| Economy Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 20th April Moscow A Decree compels all securities & bonds to be registered with the government |
| 20th April Moscow A Decree outlaws the purchase & leasing of industrial & commercial business |
| May Helps found the Vesenkha to control the economy at the All-Russian Congress |
| 8th Oct All domestic trade is nationalized |
| Execution of Fedorovna Fedorovna | |
| May Alapaevsk Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fedorovna is executed by the Bolsheviks |
| Execution of Kaplan Kaplan, Fanya | |
| 3rd Sep Commandant of the Kremlin, Malkov, executes Kaplan for attempting to assassinate Lenin |
| Execution of Kaplan Malkov, Pavel | |
| 3rd Sep Malkov executes Kaplan for attempting to assassinate Lenin |
| Execution of Malinovsky Malinovsky, Roman | |
| Tried by a Bolshevik Revolutionary Tribunal & executed for being an Okhrana informer |
| Execution of Mikhailovich Mikhailovich | |
| 17th July Alapaevsk Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich is executed by the Bolsheviks |
| Execution of Nicholas II Beloborodov, Alexander Georgievich | |
| 17th July Ekaterinburg An Ekaterinburg officiak cables Moscow with a message of the execution of Nicholas II |
| Execution of Nicholas II Goloshchekin, Filipp Isaevich | |
| 12th July Moscows Carries Nicholas II's death warrant from Moscow |
| Execution of Nicholas II Ipatev, Nikolai | |
| 17th July Ekaterinburg Nicholas , his family & servants are shot in the grounds of Ipatev's house |
| Execution of Nicholas II Iurovskii, Ivan Mikhailovich | |
| 15th July Ekaterinburg Seeks a place to bury the executed Romanovs in the woods nth of Ekaterinburg |
| Execution of Nicholas II Nicholas II | |
| 16th July Ekaterinburg It is reported that his wife, 3 daughters & son are also shot |
| 16th July Ekaterinburg Shot after the possibility of rescue by white Counter-revolutionaries |
| 17th July Ekaterinburg Nicholas , his family & servants are shot in Ekaterinburg |
| Execution of Nicholas II Sverdlov, Iakov Mikhailovich | |
| 19th July Moscow Writes articles in Pravda & Izvestiia saying Nicholas II was shot trying to escape |
| Execution of Palei Palei | |
| May Alapaevsk Vladimir Pavlovich Palei is executed by the Bolsheviks |
| Exile of Kerensky Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich | |
| Paris Advocates Allied intervention in Russia on the side of the democrats |
| Exile of Yudenich Yudenich, Nikolai Nikolaevich | |
| Nov Esacapes to Finland |
| Head CSA Popov Popov, Pavel Ilich | |
| Moscow Appointed Head of the Central Statistical Administration |
| Head Supply Commission Trotsky Trotsky, Leon | |
| 13th Feb Appointed Head of the Extraordinary Commission for Supply |
| 13th Feb Appointed Head of the Supply Commission, responsible for food for the cities |
| Independence Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 24th Feb Estonia's Independence Day, Estonia proclaims independence from Russia |
| Independence Trotsky, Leon | |
| 1st Jan Brest Litovsk Ukrainian nationalists have separate peace talks with the Germans |
| Inheritance Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 1st May Moscow Inheritance is abolished |
| International Revolution Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 1st Oct Lenin writes to Sverdlov & Trotsky saying that international revolution is imminent & urges preparations for a 3 million man Army |
| Invasion of Russia Taisho |  |
| April Japan attempts to gain a military foothold in Siberia |
| Invasion of Russia Trotsky, Leon | |
| 21st Feb German & Austrian troops resume their offensive against Russia |
| 21st Feb Trotsky requests French military help |
| Invasion of Ukraine Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 18th Feb Ukraine The Germans advance into the Ukraine |
| Labour Exchanges Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Moscow Employers can only employ labour through Labour Exchanges |
| Moscow Labour exchanges are set up by decree |
| Moscow Workers must register with Labour Exchanges if unemployed |
| Manifesto White Army Alexeiev, Mikhail Vasilevich | |
| 9th Jan Issues the White Army Manifesto |
| Martial Law Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 29th May The Central Committee approves draft by Lenin placing Russia under martial law |
| Military Supply Commissariat Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 29th May Central Committee approval of Lenin's Military Supply Commissariat |
| Mobilization Alexeiev, Mikhail Vasilevich | |
| 4th Feb The White Army begins the "Ice March" |
| Mobilization Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 8th Jan Sets up battalions for civil defense duties for digging trenches & surveillance |
| Mobilization Trotsky, Leon | |
| 29th July Sovnarkom allows Trotsky to mobilize ex-officers |
| 7th Aug Moscow A train is constructed for Trotsky to command the Red Army |
| 8th Aug Moscow Leaves Moscows in his command train, "a flying apparatus of administration" |
| Nationalization Larin, Mikhail | |
| Plans the nationalization of stores & the confiscation of their merchandise |
| 28th June Nationalization begins after Larin convinces Lenin to protect it from German control |
| Nationalization Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Jan The 3rd All-Russian Congress proclaims factories, mines & transport state property |
| Jan The Merchant Fleet is taken over by decree |
| 20th Jan Church property is confiscated & all religious instruction in the schools abolished |
| May The oil industry is nationalized |
| May The sugar industry is nationalized |
| 28th June Issues a decree nationalizing all major areas of industry |
| 8th Oct All domestic trade is nationalized |
| 8th Oct Shops are closed & their inventory used for barter with the peasants |
| Peace Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| 3rd Mar Germany and Austria force Soviet Russia to sign the Peace of Brest, which calls for the establishment of 5 independent countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine |
| Peace Trotsky, Leon | |
| 2nd Jan The Bolsheviks denounce the terms offerred at the peace negotiations |
| 3rd Jan The Ukrainian delegation arrives at the peace negotiations |
| 8th Jan The Bolsheviks resume negotiations under Trotsky |
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