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Nicholas II crowned Tsar of Russia
Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia , is crowned ruler of Russia in the old Uspensky Cathedral, in Moscow, an Orthodox Church (Orthodox Church was run by George Gapon). Nicholas was neither trained nor inclined to rule. He was born in 1868, he succeeded to the Russian throne after the death of his father, Czar Alexander III, on November 1894."Czar Nicholas II Crowned." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2015. -
Russo-Japanese War
The Russians wanted to expand their empire and create more colonies, but Japan was also an empire. Japan did not agree with Russia’s plan to create an empire so they planned a surprise attack. They destroyed the Russian fleet. The Japanese beat Russia by using decisive thinking. Russia performed very poorly during the Russo-Japanese war which caused them to cancel its far east policy. -
Bloody Sunday
150,000 workers, peasants and proletarians, their wives, and their children marched peacefully to the Winter palace. Apoun their arrival they were met by the soldiers of the tsar who then opened fire, killing fourty and wounding hundreds. Later that day angry workers and people rampaged through the streets, throwing rocks at the soldiers, attacking policemen, looting stores, and breaking into the houses of the rich. -
October Manifesto
As the havoc in Russia worsened, an advisor of the tsar, gave the tsar a list of recommended reforms, which became known as the October manifesto. -
March Revolution
Th soldiers mutinied against the tsar (Rasputin was one of the reasons that people viewed the government as corrupt). The Czar was forced to abdicate, then freedom of press was established. liberalization summoned a small army of Bolsheviks back to Russia. Power was given to a Provisional Government appointed by the Duma (lead by Alexander Kerensky), which shared power to some extent with council of workers and soldiers known as Soviets. After the March Revolution the Okhrah was abolished. -
October Revolution
Leon Trotsky ordered a takeover. He ordered people to take over trams, train stations, and power stations, these were key buildings. The next day the Bolsheviks stormed the winter palace where the duma was meeting. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia signs a treaty with the Central Powers ending its participation in World War I. The war had resulted in a great number of losses. Defeat enflared discontent among the majority of Russia's population, especially the workers and peasants, and its hostility towards the Tsar. This discontent strengthened the cause of the Bolsheviks. "Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Concluded." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2015. -
Russian Civil War Begins
The civil war began because after November 1917, many groups had formed that opposed Lenin’s Bolsheviks (Lenin had just come back from exile in Siberia). These groups mainly consisted of anti-revolutionaries, and those who were loyal to the tsar. They were known as the Whites while the Bolsheviks and Menskeviks were known as the Reds. -
Russian Civil War Ends
The Red Army defeated the White Army and then rounded up all of the Romanvs and killed them all. Lenin was made the premier of the newly formed USSR, Stalin, Lenin’s successor would later be the premier.
"The Russian Civil War." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 11 Jan. -
USSR is formed
The USSR stands for the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics, also known as the Soviet Union. In the Soviet Union Every level and form of government is overseen by communist party.
