Tsarist rule collapses after bread lines ignite mutinies and a Provisional Government forms.

Russia’s massive yet fragile war machine struggles with supply, leadership, and logistics in 1914–15.

Queues, hunger, and Rasputin’s influence destabilize the regime and fuel revolutionary sentiment.

Lenin lands in Petrograd; the Bolsheviks push for power through soviet-based revolution.

Bolsheviks seize key points and power, signaling a radical shift from provisional rule to soviet authority.

Treaty ends Russia’s participation in WWI, reshaping Europe and fueling future conflicts.