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The Decembrist Revolt
Army officers and soldiers protested Czar Nicholas I comming to power. They were called Decembrists, because their protest happened in December -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
During his ruling, the Soviet Union went from being one of the strongest countries in the world to having a major collapse. During the collapse, the Soviet Union died. -
The Russo-Japanese War
The war was fought between Russia and Japan, because they were fighting over land. They were both fighting over Korea and Manchuria. -
Bloody Sunday
Unarmed demonstrators were shot at by the Imperial Gaurd. They were marching to the Winter Palace to present a petition to Czar Nicholas II. -
The March Revolution
Members of the Imperian Parliment or Duma had control over the country during the war. When they had control over the government, they formed the Russian Provisional Government. -
The Russian Civil War Begins
The main groups fighting each other were the red army and the white army. The red army was the Bolshivics who were fighting for communism. The white army was a mix of monarchism, capitalism and some forms of socialism. -
Creation of the U.S.S.R.
The U.S.S.R. is a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukrane, and the Transcaucasian Federation. It came after the fall of the Russian Empire. -
Vladimir Lenin’s Death
When Vladimir Lenin died, he was placed in a gass box for all of the Russians, to see him. Every once and a while, they remove his body, and clean it up so that it looks like he is just sleeping. They have also found a way to keep the body from rotting.
