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Tsar Alexander III death
throne passes to Nicholas II -
The Khodynka Tragedy
Stampede in moscow after Nicholas II coronation, food, alcohol began running out so everyone began to rush to get the last of things resulting in a crush that killed over 1300 people. Increased dislike for the monarchy. -
Bloody Sunday
During a peaceful protest at the winter palace guards opened fire at the protesters and elsewhere in St. Petersburg. Beginning of the 1905 Revolution. -
October Manifesto
Issued by Nicholas II, promised civil liberties, elected parliament. This was an attempt to squash future revolutions and increase liking of the monarchy but it placed more restrictions on the monarchy. -
Coup of June
led to the Second State Duma dissolving and greatly affected russian electoral law. -
Germany Declares War on Russia
They supported the Serbs, and their French and British allies. Decisions made by Nicolas II would ultimately lead to his abdication. -
St Petersburg renamed Petrograd
sounded too german, assumed to help russian and slavic unity -
Lenin Returns to Petrograd
With lenins return the bolsheviks strength increased and he united them and organized them further. He was key in the October Revoutions and after -
International Women's Day Protest
protest over food shortages in war mainly comprised of women and workers, leads to even more protests across petrograd -
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February Revolution
Public protests in Petrograd leads to the abolition of monarchy. -
The Milyukov note
after a note is leaked stating the provisional government's intentions to continue in the war many protests begin. This gave increased support for the Bolsheviks and was ultimately one of the main causes of the provisional government failure. -
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July Days
anti-government demonstrations of industrial workers and soldiers starting in petrograd. Prince Lvov resigns as head of provisional government and Alexander Kerensky takes over. He issues the arrest of Lenin, the raid of Bolshevik headquarters and their newspaper. This all would further anger and inspire the Bolsheviks. Soviets lose control over the provisional government which leads to the end of Dual-Power and is the point of no return for peaceful development of the revolution. -
The Kornilov Affair
General Kornilov, commander of the russian army, sends troops to Petrograd to try to get rid of the Bolsheviks. It is seen as a failed right wing coup and ruins the credibility of the provisional goverment. -
Russia Declared A Republic
Even further reinstates the complete dissolution of monarchy in russia and is representational of the new beginning for russia -
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October Revolution
Bolsheviks take control of Petrograd, then of the winter palace where the last of the provisional government is. Institutes The Decrees on Land which abolishes private property and they propose an immediate withdrawal from WW1. They also make many workers decrees, establishing eight hour work day, minimum wage, and standards for factories.