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The Reign of Nicholas II
Nicholas II was crowned czar of Russia on May 14, 1896. Though he promised to keep true to Russia's original traditions, the country was changing so much that it was deemed impossible to. Regardless, he built numerous cities and helped with the economy but Russia was always behind regardless of their efforts. The public opinion on Nicholas II was often negative. -
The 1905 Revolution
The 1905 Revolution was an uprising that forced him to be convinced to change the autocracy into a constitutional monarchy. Several social groups were demonstrating their discontent with the czar which ranged from student strikes all the way to assassinations held by terrorists. Nicholas insisted he would establish an elected assembly, however the people disagreed. This failed, and in the end Dumas and political parties were placed. -
Bloody Sunday
A group of 200,000 Russian citizens had made their way over toward's the czar's palace which is called the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. While Nicholas II wasn't at his palace at the time, his policemen and soldiers were located there. They were ordered to shoot, and around 500-1,000 unarmed citizens ended up dying to these bullets. Nicholas promised that he would install a new system, call the Duma. Which decrowned him. -
World War 1 (Ft. Russia)
After the failure and loss of Russian-Japanese War, Russia ended up entering into the first World War. However, the generals and poorly-equipped troops were unarmed towards the war. Russia was unable to deal with the economic cost of World War 1, and they were shown no match towards the German armies. Patriotic organizations were made, despite the fact that support in the monarchy was somewhat supported. People were getting upset over the czar's weakness. -
The February Revolution
The monarchy in February was overthrown by the Russian citizens who were fed up with Nicholas II's actions. The Duma was dissolved, and police headquarters ended up being invaded and ransacked by civilians. Regiments ended up supporting the workers, causing all public opinion to twist around Nicholas II. People maintained a negative attitude towards him, which inevitably caused him the czar to dissolve and not exist anymore. -
Lenin and the Great October Revolution
The October Revolution was a chaotic battle against the Dumas' government, it was bloodless yet still violent. Lenin, leading the revolution, had promised to be successful, 'Peace, Land, and Bread'. The Bolsheviks were done with the monarchy, and wanted to completely overthrow it. This led to the Russian Civil War, which led to the making of the Soviet Union. -
The Soviet Union Under Lenin
Believing that Russia was ready for socialism, or better known as communism, the Russian Empire eventually became the Soviet Union. Lenin led the Soviet Union, assassinating several political leaders to make sure the Soviet Union lived on. The peasants and lower class supported this government, despite the several flaws that lived in it.