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Romanov Dynasty begins
Romanov Dynasty begins with Mikhail Romanov -
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Russian Revolution
Romanov Dynasty begins with Mikhail Romanov -
Communist Manifesto is published
The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is published -
Alexander II comes to power
Came to power after his father's death -
90% of population are peasants
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Famine
Famine and disease affect the 36 million peasants living between the Ural Mountians and Black Sea -
Nicholas II comes to power
Nicholas II begins ruling after his father's death -
Lenin and Bogdanov form Bolshevik party
Part of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, the Bolsheviks came to power during the October Revolution. The Bolsheviks eventually led to Soviet Union. -
Bloody Sunday
150,000 workers with their wives and children marched to the Winter Palace to bring a petition of economic grievances to the tsar. Thousands of troops fred on the crowd, killing 40, wounding hundreds. -
Russian-Japanese War
Japan attacked Russia after the Russians refused to acknowledge Korea as part of Japan's sphere of influence. Japan defeated Russia in the war. -
October Manifesto
This book analyzes class struggles and the problems with capitalism. -
Pyotr Stolypin is appointed as Prime Minister of Russia
Stolypin dissolved the first Duma and worked to improve the lives of urban laborers. -
Russia joins WWI
Russia joins in the war to fight Germany -
Rasputin dies
Rasputin is poisened, shot, bludgeoned, and drownd by several people in the tsar's palace. -
Nicholas II Abdicated
Demonstrations in Petrograd lead to Nicholas II's abdication. -
Nicholas II dies
Nicholas II is assassinated along with his family by a firing squad during the night.
