Events leading to the Russian Revolution

By delaneytisdale

  • Decembrist Revolt

    Decembrist Revolt
    A group of liberal members in St. Petersburg, Russia staged a revolt against Czar Nicholas I. 3,000 men revolted against the Czar. People opened fire and rebels then soon fell to czars military forces

  • Assassination of Alexander II

    Assassination of Alexander II
    Czar Alexander II was assassinated by a bomb from a member of the "People's WIll". The People's Will was organized in 1879 and employed terrorism and assassination.

  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates throne

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    Bloody Sunday was an event that happened in Ireland in which around 10,000 people gathered for a civil rights march. Only thirteen people died in this event.

  • World War 1

    World War 1
    Russia entered WWI with the largest army in the world, Czar Nicholas did not run the army, although he wished he did.

  • Revolution of 1917

    Women workers in Petrograd left their factories and protested on the streets, They marched down the streets because they were hungry, angry, They worked long hours to help feed their familes since the husbands were at war.