Russia

Events Leading Up to the Russian Revolution

By ketellog

  • Great Northern War

    Great Northern War
    Russia went to war with Sweeden. Russia was the victor.

  • Decembrist Revolt

    Decembrist Revolt
    3000 military members revolted because they opposed Nicholas the First's views.

  • Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs

    Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
    The economy of Russia was struggling so they emancipated the serfs so they could help the eeconomy.

  • The assasination of Alexander II

    The assasination of Alexander II
    Alexander II is killed by a bomb.

  • The Russo-Japanese War

    The Russo-Japanese War
    Russia rejected a plan to divide land. Japan declared war with Russia.

  • Revolution of 1905

    Revolution of 1905
    A uprising occured because of a want to switch to autocracy.

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    A group of workers led by a priest marched to the czar's palace revolting. The Czar's soldiers shot the majority of them.

  • World War I

    World War I
    Germany declared war on Russia, so Russia went to war.

  • March Revolution

    March Revolution
    Riot and strikes occur because of the lack of food.

  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
    The Russians were desperate for change, so they forced Nicholas II to abdicate.