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Decembrist Revolt
The Decemberists,Russian revolutionaries, and Alexander the first staged an uprising, convincing some of the troops in St. Petersburg to refuse to take the loyalty oath to Nicholas the first and instead to his brother Constantine. However the rebellion has unorganized and were quickly defeated. The revolt ended with 289 decembrist on trial and the execution of five of them, and the banishment of the rest to Siberia. This led to the Russian revolution by it starting the rumbling of society; peopl -
Nicholas II Becomes Czar of Russia
Nicholas II, the last czar, is crowned ruler of Russia in the old Ouspensky Cathedral in Moscow. He lacked the strength of will necessary. Born in 1868, he succeeded to the Russian throne upon the death of his father, Czar Alexander III, in November 1894. That same month, the new czar married Alexandra. After a period of mourning for his late father, Nicholas and Alexandra were crowned czar and czarina on May 26, 1896. The disastrous outcome of the Russo-Japanese War led to the Russian -
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The disastrous outcome of the Russo-Japanese War led to the Russian Revolution of 1905, which Nicholas only diffused after approving a representative assembly,the Duma, and promising constitutional reforms. He soon took back those reforms which led to the growing of other groups, such as the Bolsheviks. -
The Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian and Japanese Empires over rival ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. The war started when Japanese launched a surprise attack on Russia. Russia underestimated the military preparation of Japan and was losing drastically. During the last battle, after long fighting, the Russian General broke off the fighting and withdrew his forces elsewhere, which fell into the hands of Japanese. This was a very significant part of the Revolution because the -
The Russo-Japanese War pt. 2
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Bloody Sunday
A group of workers led by Georgy Apollonovich Gapon, marched into the czar’s winter palace to make their demands. Forces opened fire on the marchers, killing and wounding hundreds. Strikes and riots broke out throughout the country due to the massacre. Nicholas the second then promised the formation of a series of representative assemblies, Dumas, to work forward. Internal tension continued to grow over the decade. The situation would finally come to a head more than 10 years later as Russia’s -
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World War I (Russia Involvement)
Russia entered the first world war with the largest army in the world with 1.4 million soldiers. After mobilization the army became 5 million. Russia couldn’t arm all the soldiers they only had 4.6 million rifles. The first offensive attack from Russia was against East Prussia. Within in weeks the Russian second army was defeated. On September 3rd Southern Russia captured Lemberg, the capital of Galacia. The loses of Russia suffered in the world war were horrifying. Between 900,000 and 2,500,000 -
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were killed. About 1,500,000 and 5,000,000 were wounded. This was very important for Russia because they were overwhelmed with devastation and concern on how they will continue. -
The March Revolution
mobs of workers destroyed police stations.On March 11, the troops of the Petrograd army garrison were called out to stop the uprising. In some encounters, regiments opened fire, killing demonstrators, but the protesters kept to the streets, and the troops began to give up. Three days later, Nicholas formally abdicated his throne, effectively ending nearly four centuries of czarist rule in Russia. -
The March Revolution
This revolution started because of the scarcity of food and resources so the people broke out into riots and strikes. By 1917, most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of the czars. On March 8, 1917, demonstrators begging for bread took to the streets of the Russian capital of Petrograd.The demonstrators, strikers, consisted of 90,000 men and women. The protesters clashed with police, refusing to leave the streets. On March 10, the strike spread among Petrograd workers, and angered -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicates the Throne
Czar Nicholas was not trained and did not help avoid the Russian Revolution. Infact, after the Russo- Japanese War it led to the revolution which he diffused by signing a manifesto promising representative government and basic civil liberties in Russia. He soon retracted those statements letting the Bolsheviks have more support. In 1914, he led Russia into another costly war. Russia then started to have a rise in poverty and people were becoming war weary. In March 14, 1917 the army of Petrograd -
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joined striking workers and Nicholas II was forced to abdicate. Soon after Nicholas and his family were gunned down on the night of July 16, 1918. -
The Russian Civil War Begins
The civil war occurred between the Bolsheviks (Reds) and the anti-Bolsheviks (Whites). The anti-Bolsheviks represented all groups against communism. Several of their leaders favored setting up a military dictatorship, but few were outspoken czarists.The civil war was complicated by Allied intervention. The Bolshevik military victory was due partly to the lack of cooperation among the various White commanders and partly to the remarkable reorganization of the Red forces after Trotsky became -
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The Creation of the USSR
The USSR stands for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The USSR creates a compromise to create a confederation that includes Russia, Belorussia, and Ukraine also known as the Soviet Union. In the decades after it was established, the Russian-dominated Soviet Union grew into one of the world’s most powerful and influential states. -
Vladimir Lenin's Death
Vladimir was considered the architect of the Bolshevik Revolution and was the first leader of the Soviet Union. Vladimir died of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 54. His body was embalmed and placed in a mausoleum near the Moscow Kremlin. Petrograd was renamed Leningrad in his honor. Fellow revolutionary Joseph Stalin succeeded him as leader of the Soviet Union. Lenin’s government nationalized industry and distributed land.
