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The Great Northern War
The Great Northern War was fought between Sweden's Charles XII and Russia lead by Peter the Great. The war lasted from 1700-1721 until finally a peace treaty was signed in Nystad. This war caused Russia to be newly emerged as a major European power. It also let Russia keep most of the Baltic coast. The Russians lost 1,345 soldiers and 3,290 were wounded which wasn't much compared to Sweden's losses. -
The Decembrist Revolt
A group of military officials have a revolt against the czar Nicholas I. They felt threatened from his conservative views. They also thought Nicholas cheated his older brother out of the throne. They tried but failed the revolt because of the czar's forces. As a result of this, Nicholas added a variety of new regulations to prevent the spread of the revolt in Russia. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
It was when Alexander II finally decided to free the serfs from forced labor. The serfs had to pay for their freedom as a whole community. Some of the many serfs weren't given as much land as promised so they had to bargain with thier old land owners to get thier desired land. Many groups of serfs rioted because they felt the declaration wasn't fare. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
Czar Alexander II, was killed in the streets of St. Petersburg by a bomb thrown by a member of the revolutionary "People's Will" group. This caused the Loris-Melikov constitution--that would have created two legislative commissions made up of indirectly elected representatives--to not be signed. Another consequence of the assassination was anti-Jewish pogroms and legislation. In addition, suppression of civil liberties in Russia and police brutality came back. It gave future czars encouragement. -
The Russo-Japanese War
A war from rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea. Japan launched a surprise naval attack against Port Arthur, a Russian naval base in China. Russia's loss in troops ended up turning into the Russian Revolution. This event caused the creation of the Soviet Union and the last czar of Russia to be killed. It also created food shortages and civil unrest. -
Bloody Sunday
In St Petersburg, Russia, unarmed demonstrators were marching to present a petition to Czar Nicholas II. They were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard when approaching the city center and the Winter Palace. Nicholas II was called "Bloody Nicholas" by the people of Russia. People in Russia also didn't like the czar any more and never praised him or sang songs about him. They are still unsure how many people were killed or injured, but some say thousands of people were killed/injured. -
The Revolution of 1905
This was an uprising that was helpful in convincing czar Nicholas II to attempt the transformation of the Russian government from an autocracy into a constitutional monarchy. The Revolution of 1905 created worker strikes, peasant unrest, and militaries trying to overthrow the government. These actions led to the creation of the Russian Constitution of 1906. It also brought the State Duma of the Russian Empire. This made Russia a multi-party system in which political parties can be powerful. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
When World War One started, Russia responded by letting Nicholas II do all the work. Militaries were doing terrible which weakened the Russian army a lot. While Nicholas II was out in the Eastern Front, Alexandra was in charge of the home front. Rasputin was influencing her a lot, so he was basically in charge of Russia. The war was soon over for Russia and Nicholas came back to a messed up version of Russia because of Rasputin. -
The March Revolution
Workers in the city’s largest factory demanded a 50% wage increase so that they could buy food. The management refused so the workers went on strike. These strikes ended the 300-year reign of the Romanovs. Additionally, the Provisional Government ruled Russia after the March Revolution. The czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate the throne and was later killed along with his whole family after this event. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
The army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms. Czar Nicholas II was forced to leave his position as czar. Then the throne was taken by the Bolsheviks while Nicholas II and his family were under house arrest somewhere in the Ural Mountains. His whole family was shot and killed in July 1918 making him the last czar of Russia.
