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The Great Northern War
The Great Northern War was fought between Sweden's Charles II and a coalition lead by Peter the Great. After the war was over with, Sweden had lost being the leading power in the Baltic region and was replaced with Peter the Great's Russia. -
The Decembrist Revolt
Russian army officers led about 3,000 soliders in a protest against NIcholas I's assumption of the throne after his. They felt threatened by the new ruler's conservative views. As a result, Nicholas I implemented a variety of new regulations to prevent the spread of the liberal movement in Russia. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates The Serfs
Alexander II introduced other reforms. He relaxed censorship, enuraged the building of schools, and improved health care. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
He was killed in the streets of St. Petersberg by a bomb thrown by a member of the revolutionary "People's Will" group. The People's Will group employed terrorism and assassination in their attempt to overthrow Russia's czarist autocracy. -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicates The Russian Throne
Czar Nicholas II was the last czar of Russia. Czar Nicholas II leaves the throne and the government takes over. This temporary government introduced reforms such as freedom of speech and of religion. It called for an elected assembly to draw up a constitution. It angered the peasants. The government lost much support. -
The Russo-Japanese War
This war started by Japan having a surprise attak against Port Arthur, which is a Russian naval base in China. During the war, Japan won several decisive victories over the Russians. -
The Revolution Of 1905
It convinced Czar NIcholas II to attempt the transformation of the Russian government from an autocracy into a constitutional monarchy. -
World War I (Russian Involment)
Russian industries were not developed enough to meet the need for war supplies. The transportation system could not supply the armies at the front. At times only one out of three soldiers had a riffle. -
The March Revolution
THe events of Bloody Sunday, as the masacre was called, horrified Russians and sparked the Revolution of 1905. Riots and strikes swept the cities. In the countryside, peasants looted and burned the homes of landowners. -
Bloody SUnday
Bloody Sunday was a conflict between Japan an Manchuria led to the Russo-Japanese war. The war resulted in a stunning defeat for Russia and increased economic hardships at home.
