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Nicholas II becomes Czar/Tsar of Russia
Succeeding his father on November 1, 1894, he was crowned tsar in Moscow. Neither by upbringing nor by temperament was Nicholas fitted for the complex tasks that awaited him as autocratic ruler of a vast empire -
Russia loses war with Japan
Japan won a convincing victory over Russia, becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power. Russia's Baltic Fleet sailed halfway around the world only to meet its demise at the guns of Adm -
Revolutionary movements begin and compete for power
Russian Revolution, also called Russian Revolution of 1917, two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power. -
Revolution of 1905—Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday, Russian Krovavaya Voskresenie massacre in St. Petersburg, Russia, of peaceful demonstrators marking the beginning of the violent phase of the Russian Revolution of 19 -
Russia enters World War I
Russia entered World War I in August 1914, drawn into the conflict by the alliance system and its promises of support to Serbia, its Balkan ally. 2. War patriotism helped douse anti-government sentiment, which had been building steadily in months beforehand, peaking with a general strike in -
Russia enters World War I
Russia entered World War I in August 1914, drawn into the conflict by the alliance system and its promises of support to Serbia, its Balkan ally. 2. War patriotism helped douse anti-government sentiment, which had been building steadily in months beforehand, peaking with a general strike in July 1914. -
Revolutionary movements begin and compete for power
Russian Revolution, also called Russian Revolution of 1917, two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power -
Bolshevik Revolution defeats Tsar Nicholas' monarchy government
During the Russian Revolution of 1917, Bolshevik revolutionaries toppled the monarchy, ending the Romanov dynasty. Czar Nicholas II and his entire family—including his young children—were later executed by Bolshevik troops -
Czar Nicholas abdicates the throne
In March 1917, the army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate. Nicholas and his family were first held at the Czarskoe Selo palace, then in the Yekaterinburg palace near Tobolsk -
March Revolution
Russian Revolution, also called Russian Revolution of 1917 two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in February , overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October placed the Bolsheviks in power -
Lenin Returns to Russia
lenin returning to russia was important,because he started the russian revolution.because of this russia is now communist. -
Civil War between Red and White Armies
The warring factions included the Red and White Armies. The Red Army fought for the Lenin's Bolshevik government. -
Lenin establishes New Economic Policy
the New Economic Policy (or NEP) was a radical shift in Bolshevik economic strategy. It eased the harsh restrictions of war communism, the Bolshevik economic policy during the Civil War, and allowed the return of markets and petty trade