Can you summarize World War I and, individually, the Russian Revolution?

Question: Can you summarize World War I and, individually, the Russian Revolution!?

Answer please, even if you only know one of the subjects!.

WWI, why!? People killed the archduke, so then Russia got mad, and then Germany got on Austria-Hungaria's side, then people came piling onto the lineup of countries!?

Russian Revolution, why!? Workers were unhappy!? Essentially, how did Lenin and Markov fit into the story!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

PBS has a good timeline for WW 1:
http://www!.pbs!.org/greatwar/timeline/

Russian Revolution Timeline:
http://www!.barnsdle!.demon!.co!.uk/russ/dat!.!.!.

As to Lenin, he was the leader of the Bolshevik party and the first leader of the Soviet Union (1918-1924)!.

General Sergei Markov: http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Sergey_Mark!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com