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Czar Alexander III (1881-1894)
The czar allowed for pograms to be organized which were anti-semitic. He also blamed the Jews for his father's assassination making the Jews even less liked. Czar Alexander promoted the needs the nobility over the rest of the population. -
Czar Nicholas II (1894-1917)
Czar Nicholas's autocracy made the people feel ignored and angry. He ignores the struggles of the working class's long hours, low pay, and crowded living spaces. He created the Duma which was a legislature to make him more popular. Stepped down after he was blamed for his poor performances in wars. -
Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
Russia lost to Japan in the war. This was because Japan's troops had less distance to travel when attacking, more ground troops, and naval superiority. Russia lost land in northern China and the embarrassing loss cause Russia to industrialize. The Duma was also created due to this loss. -
Bloody Sunday
200,000 workers marched peacefully on the Czar's Winter Palace to request change. Police shot at the protesters killing 100 and injuring 3,000. This caused more protests and disorder in Russia. -
Russian Participation in WWI (1914-1918)
Russia joins the war on Serbia's behalf. When they joined, so did Germany who were militarily superior to Russia causing them to perform poorly in the war and have to drop out early. The poor performance was blamed on the Czar. -
Death of Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin was assassinated by the royal family. It took many attempts, but was eventually successful by drowning him. This added to Czar Nicholas's bad reputation. -
Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolsheviks were a Marxist group led by Vladimir Lenin who wanted to seize power and be more fair towards the working and peasant classes. The Bolshevik Revolution began when Vladimir Lenin and his supporters overthrew the Provisional Government and took power in Russia. This overthrow of the Provisional Government led to a civil war between those who wanted to change into Communism and those who wanted to stay with Czars in power. -
Abdication of Czar Nicholas II and Establishment of Provisional Government
The Provisional Government was a temporary government put into place after the abdication of Czar Nicholas II. It refused to end Russian involvement in the war and redistribute land to the peasants. These decisions outraged the people and led to revolution. -
Civil War (1917-1922)
The civil war in Russia was between the Red Army and the White Army. The Red Army was made up of the Bolsheviks and the White Army was made of the people who wanted Czars to stay in power and foreign aid. The Red Army won the war, but it led to many war casualties and famine. -
Establishment of USSR
The Bolsheviks were renamed the Communist Party and the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) arose. This party was led by Lenin after the Red Army won the Russian civil war. It was a group of Communist republics. -
Lenin's Death
Vladimir Lenin died of a stroke in 1924. When Lenin died it led into the rise of Joseph Stalin when he was chosen for the position over Leon Trotsky. -
Stalin's Rise to Power
Stalin manipulated his way to the top of the USSR and took control after the death of Lenin by beating Leon Trotsky out for leader of the USSR. He then had Leon Trotsky exiled and assassinated because he thought that Trotsky was a threat to him. -
Leon Trotsky's Exile
Leon Trotsky was exiled to Mexico where he was later assassinated with an icepick to the head. These events were ordered by Joseph Stalin which showed that he would eliminate any threat in his way.
