Scope

This timeline covers the revolutions of 1917, the civil war, and the institutional consolidation of Soviet rule in the 1920s.

Inclusion rule

Include events that materially changed regime legitimacy, party control, territorial control, civil-war dynamics, or the long-term structure of Soviet power.

Why this timeline exists

The Russian Revolution created one of the defining ideological and geopolitical formations of the 20th century. Its effects reached far beyond Russia through class politics, anti-colonial movements, and later bipolar rivalry.

Key phases

  • Collapse of tsarism
  • Dual power and radicalization
  • Bolshevik seizure of power
  • Civil war and war communism
  • NEP and institutional consolidation

Anchor events

Initial seed events to be added.