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Nicholas II crowned Tsar of Russia
This was the last crowning cervice ever to happen in Russia
Tsar Nicholas was born on May 18, 1868 in Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov in Pushkin, Russia
He was crowned on May 26, 1896 -
Exile to Siberia
Leon Troksy exiled to Siberia for revolutionary activity -
Russo-Japanese War
1904-1905
This war was about colonies and territory. The Jappansesse crushed the Russian army. This was a major embarrasment to the Tsar. -
Who were the Mensheviks
1905-1907
Led by L. Martov, the Mensheviks were against Lenin and the Bolsheviks. They were the minority. -
Who was Georgy Gapon
Georgy Gapon organized some of the processions for Bloody Sunday. -
Bloody Sunday
This happened in St.Petersburg.
150,000 workers,women, and children walked tranquilly marched to the tsars winter palace. The people marching held religious iconsand crosses. Hundreds and hundreds of the tsars soldiers opposed the marchers wounding and killing many. This was later known as "Bloody Sunday". This started the Revolution of 1905 -
October Manifesto
(October 17 in old times)
This was a document issued by Tsar Nicholas ll. This was ushered twards an era of constitutional monarchy. -http://www.britannica.com/ -
Who was Joseph Stalin
Dictator of Soviet Republics -http://www.history.com/
First Commander in the Bolshevik party afyter Lenein was exiled to Siberia
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Who was Rasputin
Rasputin was the Tsarinas Mystical Adviser. He was known as the "mad monk". He had a reputation as a mystical healer. He was introduced to Tsar Nicholas and his wife when they were looking for help for their sick son. He supposedly cured thier son and gained their trust. THe Tsarina was most fond of him. He soon became the Royal Families mystical advisor.He was assasinated on December 29, 1916 -
Who was the White Army
People who supported the provisional govornment -
Okhrana
An organization set up after Alexander ll was assasinated to maintain security and revolutionary activities. -
Who was Alexander Kerensky
Russian Politician
Led the Provisional govornment
Member of Duma -
March Revolution
The tsar abdicated
Workers striked
Peasants and Proletariats got very angry
Riots were happening because of food shortages
Many people were killed
Rioters got into prisions and set the prisioners free -
October Revolution
This was the Bolsheviks (led by Vladamir Lenin) They were trying capture the govornment building and the tsars Winter Palace. They succeded. Soon Moscow, as well as many other cities were now taken over by the Bolsheviks. Orthodox Churches were attaked, banks were nationaliazed, And a new supreem economy was formed. -
Begin Of the Civil War
This was the bigining of the civil war. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Breast-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed to take Russia out of WW1. This did releive Russia a little, but they were still in need of a better economey and in need of more money. -
Russian Civil War Ends
Russian Civil war ends
Bolsheviks win -
USSR is formed
The USSR was formed to comprimise the federation of Russia, Ukrain, Belorussia, and the Transcaucasian Federation. -
Who was Vladimir Lenin
1870-1924
Vladimir Lenin was the founder of the Bolshevik Party
Leader of Russia after Provisoinal govornment was defeated in the Russian CIvil War until Stalin took over
Exiled to Siberia
