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Birth Date
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born on May 6, 1868(Julian Calendar) and was his parent's first born, making him heir apparent when his father took over. -
Enlists in Army
When Nicholas II was 19 years old he joined the army. He spent three years in service before touring Europe and Asia for an additional 10 months. Passionate about the military, Nicholas II rose to the rank of colonel. Although he was the crown prince of Russia, while in the military he attended few political meetings. -
Wedding
Nicholas II got married to Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt within a month of his father's death to preserve his way into the throne. -
Nicholas II becomes Emperor of Russia
Nicholas II becomes the new Emperor of Russia after his father, Alexander III, became ill and died. -
Bloody Sunday
A revolution broke out in St. Petersburg, but Czar Nicholas quickly put an end to it. The day was called Bloody Sunday. This was the first sign that a revolution was intent on happening. -
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World War I
While Russia was in the war, it suffered any casualties. As Nicholas II was in charge of the Russian Army, he was blamed heavily for the failure and caused many supporters to lose faith. -
Leaving Throne
Nicholas tried to give up his throne and let his brother take over, but his brother refused. -
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Russian Revolutions
These were a pair of revolutions in Russia which dismantled the Russian Tsarist autocracy and leading to the eventual rise of the Soviet Union. -
Autocracy Overthrow
Tsar Nicholas II is overthrown by the Bolsheviks and placed under house arrest while the new Provisional Government took place. -
Lenin Takes Over
While the new government was still trying to take form, Vladamir Lenin leads his party into politics and takes control over Russia -
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Russian Civil War
This is a multi-party war that followed immediately after the Russian Revolution in 1917. This war was fought in determining which governmental ideas Russia would have; communistic or capitalistic. -
Planning for Execution
The Ural Regional Soviet agreed in a meeting on 29 June that the Romanov family should be liquidated. -
Assassination of Romanov Family
Tsar Nicholas II, his family, and some associates are executed by members of the Russian Revolution, the Bolshevik party, leading to the rise of Communist Party. -
Announcement of Death
On the afternoon of July 19, Filipp Goloshchyokin announced at the Opera House on Glavny Prospekt that "Nicholas the bloody" had been shot and his family taken to another place. Sverdlov granted permission for the local paper in Ekaterinburg to publish the "Execution of Nicholas, the Bloody Crowned Murderer – Shot without Bourgeois Formalities but in Accordance with our new democratic principles." -
USSR Established
The USSR is established on a communist standpoint.
