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The Abolishment of Serfdom
In 1861 serfdom, the system which tied the Russian peasants irrevocably to their landlords, was abolished at the Tsar’s imperial command, but its abolition was achieved on terms not always favorable to the peasants and served to increase revolutionary pressures.The serfs had to work for the landlord during 2 years. -
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Alexander III
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Trans-Iberian Railway
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Nicholas II
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Divison of Marxists groups
In 1903, Russian Marxists split into two groups over revolutionary tactics. The more moderate Mensheviks wanted a broad base of popular support for the revolution. The more radical Bolsheviks supported a small number of committed revolutionaries willing to sacrifice everything for change. -
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Lenin
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Russo-Japanese War
Was a fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.Russia suffered numerous defeats to Japan, but Tsar Nicholas II was convinced that Russia would win and chose to remain engaged in the war. At first, to await the outcomes of certain naval battles, and later to preserve the dignity of Russia by averting a "humiliating peace". Finally, Japan won the war -
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World War I
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The Murder of Rasputin
Yusupov shot to Rasputin, Rasputin wasn´t dead and he opened his eyes. Alarmed by the noise Purishkevich went down and fired at Rasputin four times. Rasputin never reached the gate, but fell into the snow, just outside the door. Then the body was carried back inside. The shots were fatal; he would have died within 10–20 minutes, but when the body made a sudden movement, one of them placed his revolver on the forehead and pulled the trigger. -
March (February) Revolution
The March (February) Revolution were two revolutions in Russia in 1917. It was centered on Petrograd, then the capital, on Women's Day in March. The revolution, confined to the capital and its vicinity and lasting less than a week, involved mass demonstrations and armed clashes with police and gendarmes, the last loyal forces of the Russian monarchy. Russia had been suffering from a number of economical and social problems, which were compounded by the impact of World War I. -
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Provisional Government
The Russian Provisional Government was a provisional government of the Russian Republic immediately following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II -
October Revolution
In 1917, Lenin and other revolutionaries returned to Russia after having been permitted by the German government to cross Germany. Lenin galvanized the small and theretofore cautious Bolshevik party into action o n the 9 of November,the Bolsheviks staged an coup, engineered by Trotsky; aided by the workers' Red Guard and the sailors of Kronstadt, they captured the government buildings and the Winter Palace in Petrograd. Finally, Moscow was soon taken by the force. -
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Russian Civil War
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk brought about the end of the war between Russia and Germany in 1918. Lenin had ordered that the Bolshevik representatives should get a quick treaty from the Germans to bring an end to the war. On January 21st, 1918, the Bolshevik hierarchy finally met. -
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NEP (New Economic Policy)
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USSR
The Soviet Union was a single-party Marxist-Leninist state that existed from 1922 until 1991. It is recognised as the first country to declare itself socialist and attempt to build towards a communist society. The Soviet Union was created after Vladimir Lenin led the overthrow of Alexander Kerensky. The communist government developed industry and over time became a major, powerful union of countries called republics. -
Trotsky into exile
Trotsky was deported from the Soviet Union in February 1929.His first station in exile was at Büyükada, Turkey, where he stayed for the next four years.In 1933 Trotsky was offered asylum in France by Prime Minister Édouard Daladier. Trotsky lived in the Coyoacán area of Mexico City at the home (The Blue House) of the painter Diego Rivera and Rivera's wife and fellow painter, Frida Kahlo, with whom Trotsky had an affair. -
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Stalin
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Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday sometimes called the Bogside Massacre was an incident on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Some British soldiers shot 26 civils during a protest march against internment, because of this 14 people died. Many of the victims were shot while escaping from the soldiers and some were shot while trying to help the injured ones.
