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Decembrist Revolt
The Decembrist Revolt took place in December of 1825 in Russia. A group of nobles led an uprising against the czar of Russia. The nobles were active in the military years before and were able to pull off such huge wins while in war. But their attacks and tactics failed due to the lack of support and participation. -
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This event showed that people's loyalty to the government was ending soonly. This event also gave inspiration to the future generations who would eventually overthrow the czar and it's government. -
Nicholas II Becomes The Czar of Russia
Nicholas II became the Czar of Russia in November of 1894. He came after the time when serfs were considered the poorest and least important. Instead, this czar helped out the serfs by allowing them to own and buy land for them to grow and live on. This was very successful but did not help the serfs out very much. The land was still very expensive and poor for the serfs who had little or no money. This made their life more of a burden which caused them to return to their original fields. -
Russo-Japanese War
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The Russo-Japanese War (Russia's Involvement)
In 1904, Russia went to war against Japan over land control of Manchuria, in China, and Korea. It was a struggle for Russia's army to made the long trip across their country to fight, which led to Russia, although having a bigger amount of troops, losing to the Japanese forces. As a consequence, this Russian defeat shows extreme loss of control in Russia. Also, this loss earns more unknowing in Nicholas II which will lead more people to demand change and more independence from the government. -
Bloody Sunday - Russia
Bloody Sunday was the day when protesters marched to the Winter Palace to protest their demands and requests to the czar and the government. All was going well for the protesters until the chief of security called in police forces to fire towards the protesters, which led to over 100 deaths and many more injuired. After this event took place, NIcholas II was nicknamed, "Bloody Nicholas" after what he did. Also, the people of Russia could not deal to live with this government, which led to more,, -
Bloody Sunday, Part 2
..to more uprisings and actions to take freedom in the country of Russia. -
WWI Russia's Involvement
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WWI Russia Involvement
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World War I (Russia's Involvement)
WWI started and Russia eventually got involved, searching to gain land in part of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. While going in the war, the government of Russia declares that they no longer choose to fight in it. At first nothing was allowed, but eventually a negotiation happened which helped out Russia. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk happened which let Russia out of the war, but made Russia give up Ukraine, Poland, and other Baltic territories. Some consequences because of this are that Russia -
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...looses land, but is safer now that they are out of the war. This also causes opinions to be spread, which leads to a controversy and then to a possible war between both viewing sides. -
The March Revolution in Russia
After the struggles Russia had with WWI, there are many opinions which lead to an uprising in Petrograd. At this uprising, so many people were enranged at the government that the army even joined the protesters. This Revolution led to the abdication of Czar Nicholas II and allows some justice to be restored in the country of Russia. -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicates the Throne in Russia
After the March Revolution and it's outcome, Czar Nicholas II is required to give up his throne and role as Czar of Russia. He is then arrested, along with his other family members, and taken by the Bolshevik soviets of Russia. Some consequences of this are that this marks the end of the czarist rule in Russia, which means that there is now no rule for control in Russia. Eventually, word gets out and Nicholas II and his family are taken to Yekaterinburg to be executed in 1918. -
Russia Civil War
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The Russian Civil War
After controversy in Russia over the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, two parties split, creating the Mensheviks (Whites) and the Bolsheviks (Reds). A group formed soon after which was primarily made to scare the non-Bolshevik socialists away. This caused an outrage in the non-Bolsheviks, which then led to a civil war occuring in 1919. This war was gruesome, leaving over six million people dead and most of Russia in distress because of the ruined country. After winning the war, the Bolsheviks expanded.. -
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... Vladimir Lenin chose to start to unify all Russians and soviets by equalizing control and serving the people of Russia by creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republicans on December 29, 1922. -
The Creation of the USSR in Russia
The USSR was the group that was supported by Vladimir Lenin who chose to start to unify all Russians and soviets. He did this by equalizing control and serving the people of Russia by creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republicans, or the USSR, on December 29, 1922. This Soviet Union was a new communist country and was noted as the first country in the world to be based primarily on Marxist socialism. At last, the people of Russia rejoiced, because now they had one rule of order and were... -
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...one rule of government which would go on to satisfy the people of Europe for many years after Vladimir Lenin instituted this new creation of the USSR. -
Vladimir Lenin’s Death while in Russia
On January 21, 1924, Vladimir Lenin died due to a brain hemorrhage at the age of 54. He was praised in his time to lead the soviets to freedom and to create the USSR which made the country of Russia a communist country with newly industrialized industry and more equally distributed land for the people of Russia.
