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Freedom of the Serfs
In order to keep up with more industrialized countries, Czar Alexander II frees the unpaid laborers in a document known as the Emancipation Manifesto. -
Zenstvo-Local Legislature Established
Alexander II and Alexander III improve their government by adding smaller state like governments known as the Zenstvo. -
Improve Municipal Government
Alexander III continually improves his government as a whole by demand of the people. -
Russo Japanese War
Mounting tensions for the control of Manturia placed Japan and Russia against each other in a year long war ending in September 1905. Russia is severely defeated and hurts the peoples pride in their country's military and leadership. -
Bloody Sunday Massacre
A group of workers led by the Georgy Apollonovich Gapon marched to the czar's Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to make demands. Imperial forces opened fire on the demonstrators, killing and wounding hundreds. -
Duma Established
Nicholas II under pressure from Bloody Sunday, is forced to establish a better government. This new government type is known as the Duma. -
World War I for Russia
Military unequipped for war on account of the Russian military being severely outdated by the Germans and leads to many protests by the people. Russia is forced to exit the war in 1917. -
Series of Riots and Protests
The Russian people, not wanting to be involved in the war after previous economic and social troubles, start a series of violent riots outside of factories and the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. These riots end with Russia leaving the war in 1917. -
The March Revolution
A series of strikes through the month of March made the Czar leave his seat of power and established the Dumas power to lead the country. -
The Rise of Lenin
Vladimir Lenin who had been exiled from Russia by the Imperial Government for wanting to overthrow the government, comes out of hiding because of the Czar being out of power. He then establishes the Bolshevik party, a form of socialism. -
Coop D'Etat
The Bolsheviks, lead by Lenin, overthrow the provisional government and henceforth are now leading the country. -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Peace Treaty that officially got Russia out of WWI. Helped the Bolsheviks in the Civil War that was to ensue between the Bolsheviks and their advesaries. -
The Assassination of Nicholas II
During the Bolsheviks invasion of several Russian cities, they tracked down the previous Czar of Russia who had been abdicated from the throne several years before and the new Russian government proceeded to assasinate the former leader of Russia and his family. -
The Red & White Armies Conflict
Ended October 1922. Russian Civil War. After WWI and the capturing of Russia, the Bolshevik Red Army led by Lenin, seeks to destroy the White Army of Anti-Communist forces known as the White Army. -
Trotsky disintegrates the White Army, Ending the War
The Red Army which had dominated Japan and neighboring countries was able to dismantle the White Army after 4 years of warfare. Communists are now in control of Russia and many Asian countries.
