Russian History Timeline through Revolution of 1917 - This Russian Revolution timeline worksheet is awesome because it really helps to place Lenin and the events of 1917 into an historical framework. On one easy-to-follow handout, students see Vladimir I bringing Christianity to Russia in 988, and another Vladimir, who believed (like Marx) religion to be the opiate of the masses, bringing the Bolsheviks to power in 1917. Free to print (PDF). For high school World History.