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The Great Northern War
The war was fought over a strip of land that Peter the Great wanted from the Swedish Empire. He wanted a shore on the Baltic Sea, which ended up leading to the creation of St. Petersburg. -
The Decembrist Revolt
A small group of nobles and army officials tried to overthrow the czar's, but there efforts were destroyed by Nicholas I. He executed 5 leaders and exiled hundreds of others to the east. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
After much thought and consideration, Alexander II decided that he should irradicate serfdom and become more modern. Russia was one of the last European countries to get rid of serfdom. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
In a failed attempt to explode the Czars carriage, Ryaskov shouted out to another member of the assailents and he threw another bomb at Czar Alexander II's feet. -
Bloody Sunday
Serveral workers union revolted to demand beter working rights from Czar Nicholas II. He ordered his militia to break up the protesters, and it ended up being a massacre of the protesters and the day was named Bloody Sunday. -
Revolution of 1905
After Bloody Sunday the people became furious with the Czar. They led massive portests and got Nicholas II to make reforms, but they weren't major. -
Russo-Japanese War
Called the "first great war of the 20th century", Japan and Russia fought over control of Manchuria and Korea. With a more organized military strategy, Japan easily won the war in a small series of land and sea battles. -
Russia's Involvement in World War I
The Austro Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia after the death of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and since Russia was Serbia's ally, they stepped in to help them. Problems grew in the mother land and the Russians pulled out, and the Russia Revolution soon followed. -
Nicholas II Abdicates the Thrown
Following the Feburary Revolution of 1917, Nicholas II agrees to abdicate his thrown in favor of his brother, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich. -
The March Revolution
After Czar Nicholas II abdicated the thrown, a dual power of the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviets led Russia. Later that year in October, the Bolsheviks took over Petrograd and Russia creating the USSR.
