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The Great Northern War
The Great Northern War started in 1700 and ended in 1721. The Great Northern War was fought between Sweden's Charles XII and Russian's Peter the Great. At the end of the war, Sweden had lost its supremacy as the leading power in the Baltic region and was replaced by Peter the Great. -
The Decembrist Revolt
In December of 1825 in St. Petersburg, Russia, a group of military officials put on a revolt against Nicholas I. These rebels were liberals who felt threatened by the Czar's new rules. They were defeated by Nicholas' I forces. As a result of this revolt, Nicholas I made a variety of new laws to prevent more revolts in the future of Russia. -
Czar Alexandar II Emancipates the Serfs
In March 1861, Alexandar II issued his Emancipation Manifesto. Count Panin was in charge of the program of emancipation. Many serfs did not feel that they got all the land they had been promised. Some former serfs rioted. Some serfs received 18% less land they had been promised. -
The Assassination of Alexandar II
Alevandar II was killed in the streets of St. Petersburg. A member of the revolutionary's "People Will" group threw a bomb underneath his iron-clad carriage. The carraige driver insisted on continuing even though the carriage was badly damaged. A few hours later the bomb detonated killing Alexandar II and the carriage driver. -
The Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japenese War began with the Japanese naval attack on Port Arthur. Russia persuaded Germany and France to join their side. Japan strengthened their position by forming an alliance with Britain. The Russian army was the world's most powerful. But Japan knew that they could not win with a long war, but they could win with a short localized war. The Japanese won the war because of this. -
The Revolution of 1905
The people of the working class marched to St. Petersburg to petition the tsar for more civil liberties and rights. After a particularly violent strike in October, tsar Nicholas issued the October Manifesto, a document which gave basic rights and liberties to the people, and brought the Revolution of 1905 to an end. -
Bloody Sunday
Father Gapon planned a peaceful march of factory workers to the czar's palace in St. Petersburg. Soldiers then appeared. Father Gapon ordered the marchers to move on. Then the soldiers fired on the marchers. More than 100 marchers died and hundreds more were severly wounded. -
World War I
The Russian Government considered Germany to be the main threat to its territoy. Almost 15 million people served in the Russian Army. Casualties totalled an estimated 1.8 million killed, 2.8 million wounded and 2.4 million taken prisoner. With the help of France, the United Kingdom, and USA, Russia had won the war against Germany. -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicates the Russian Throne
Nicholas II was crowned on May 26, 1894. In 1914, Nicholas led Russia into a costly war. Discontent in Russia grew as food became scarce, soldiers became war-weary, and devastating defeats on the eastern front demonstrated the czar's ineffectual leadership. In March 1917, the army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate. -
The March Revolution
On March 8th, 30,000 workers were locked out of their jobs. They were not paid so they could not afford any food. The workers started to protest. Riots occured and they started to get out of hand. Nicholas II released police orders. The police tried to put on these orders, but the riots did not stop. Nicholas then came back to Petrograd and restored all the laws. The riots had now decreased and finally stopped.
