| Fall of the Russian Empire | |
| Date: | (5 years, 9 month, and 22 days) |
| Partof: | the World War I and the Revolutions of 1917–1923 |
The Russian Empire, also known as Russia, disintegrated as the result of the Russian Revolution which started in 1917 and the abdication of Nicholas II, the defeat of Russia in World War I, and the Russian Civil War.