March 13, 1881★★★★★
Assassination of Tsar Alexander II
Tsar Alexander II is killed by a bomb thrown by members of the revolutionary group Narodnaya Volya in Saint Petersburg.
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Timeline
4 events19th century
20th century
- July 17, 1918★★★★★
Execution of the Romanov family
Former Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, their children and their retainers are shot by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg.
DeathRevolution· Russia - January 21, 1924★★★★★
Death of Lenin
Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet state, dies after a series of strokes, opening a power struggle won by Stalin.
DeathPolitics· Russia - March 5, 1953★★★★★
Death of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union since the mid-1920s, dies near Moscow, opening the way to de-Stalinisation under Khrushchev.
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