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The Great Northern War
The Great Northern War was fought between Sweden's Charles XII and a lead by Peter the Great. By the end of the war, though the Great Northen War started in 1700, the causes of it had been fermenting throughout the 1690's. An anti- Swedish coalition was created from 1697 to 1699. It included Russia and Demark. -
The Decembrist Revolt!
Russian Army officers led about 3,000 soliders in a protest against Nicholas I's assumption of the throne after his elder brother Constantine removed himself from the line of succession. Because these events occured in December, the rebels were called Decembrist. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
Czar Alexander spoke before the gentry of Moscow and asked if they considered emancipation of the Serfs. Adding to that he said that it would be better to begin to abolish serfdom from above than waiting for a rising from below. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
People had made several attempts to kill him by blowing up his train and even the royal dining room in the Winter Palace. Those attempts failed. Then on March 13, 1881 they succeeded in killing Alexander as he passed through St. Petersburg in his sleigh, -
The Russo-Japanese War
It was the first great war of the 20th century. The Russo- Japenese War was a dieaster for Russia in many senses. It wasnt just the military. The war was never popular in Russia. The public was not prepared for the war. It just had sudddenly happened . -
Bloody Sunday
On January 9, 1905 a peaceful march of more than a hundred thousand workers and members of their families to the Winter Palace was gunned down by the government troops. The workers wanted to ask for protection. -
The Revolution of 1905
The Revolution of 1905 was an uprising of the people of Russia calling for a change in their government. It was started by anxious troops opening fire on peaceful marchers in St. Petersburg. This all happened on January 9, 1905 which has since been called "Bloody Sunday." -
World War I (Russian Involvment)
Russia's part in the Great War is often forgotten. Russia was in an alliance with Britain and France. When Austria declared war on Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia. -
The March Revolution
It all had started when 90,000 textile workers went on strike in Russia protesting about the shortage of fuel and bread. Many people had joined. By the end of the week, 400,000 people had joined the cause. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne!
Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd Insurgents. Russia believed that Nicholas II lacked the qualities of a leader. Many of the people that were poor and hungry blamed him. The turmoil of the country was on his shoulders.
