Lenin

Russian Revolution

By schalla

  • reign of Czar Alexander III (1881-1994)

    reign of Czar Alexander III (1881-1994)
    • Was the leader of Russia.
    • accused Jews of having to much land
    • he came up with 3 principles -autocracy- one-man-rule -orthodoxy- one religion -national homogeneity- one race *His work and ambitions led to the Russian Revolution

  • reign of Czar Nicholas II (1894-1917)

    reign of Czar Nicholas II (1894-1917)
    • He was the ruler of Russia after Czar Alexander III
    • NIcholas wanted absolute monarchy and opposed democratic reforms
    • He created Duma which will create a Constitutional monarchy so people won't complain.
    • He led to the people to dislike the czar and he caused them to revolt because of is ignorance

  • Russo-Japanese War(1904-1905)

    Russo-Japanese War(1904-1905)
    -Russia and Japan were in competition over territories in Northern China
    - Japan was more Industrialized
    - Russia lost to Japan
    * This led to the Russian revolution in general people blamed the czar and people wanted him to change Russia's government into a Constitutional monarchy.

  • The establishment of Duma (1905)

    The establishment of Duma (1905)
    • was a legislature for Russia's government.
    • created a constitutional monarchy *follows Russo-Japanese war and Bloody Sunday done to improve Czar's reputation

  • Abdication of Czar Nicholas II/ establishment of Provisional Government(1905)

    Abdication of Czar Nicholas II/ establishment of Provisional Government(1905)
    • People got rid of the czar and made their own government. *This was the end of monarchy and the establishment of a new government.

  • Bloody Sunday(January 22, 1905)

    Bloody Sunday(January 22, 1905)
    • The police opened fire, 100 people were killed and 3,000 were injured
    • People demanded relief from their working and living conditions *The Russian people had an uprising and teh people had lessened their belief in teh government.

  • Russia's participation in WWI (1914-1918)

    Russia's participation in WWI (1914-1918)
    -Russia allied with the Allies and fought against the Central Powers like Japan, Germany, and Austria-Hungary
    *The Russian people blamed the czar for the failure in the war.

  • Death of Rasputin(1916)

    Death of Rasputin(1916)
    -He was an uneducated person who made his money as a mystic.
    - He helped out Alexei's illness lesson
    - A Russian noble tried to poison him, shoot him, and finally drown him.
    *Czar was blamed for leaving the government in the hands of Alexandra and Rasputin.

  • Bolshevik revolution (1917)

    Bolshevik revolution (1917)
    -Bolsheviks overthrow the Provisional government.
    *This led to the end of the involvement of the Russians in WW1.

  • Civil War ( 1918-1920)

    Civil War ( 1918-1920)
    -Was the war between the Red army and the white army.
    -The Red army were thre Bolsheviks and the White army consisted in some russians and foreign countries.
    *This war resulted in the Bolsheviks wining and Bolsheviks created a new government and got rid of monarchy.

  • The Establishment of the USSR (1922)

    The Establishment of the USSR (1922)
    -Union of Societ Socialist Republics
    -Communist party holds all the power and is formed by Bolsheviks
    -It will last until 1991
    *This is not actually a type of communism and leads Stalin to become a dictator

  • Stalin's rise to power (1922-1927)

    Stalin's rise to power (1922-1927)
    -Manipulates his way into power despite Lenin's concerns
    -By 1928 Stalin took total command of the Communist Party
    *Stalin becomes a dicator of the USSR.

  • Lenin's death (1924)

    Lenin's death (1924)
    -dies out of a heart attack
    * This leads to a competition in replacement

  • Leon Trotsky's exile (1929)

    Leon Trotsky's exile (1929)
    -Stalin sent Leon trotsky to exile to Mexico.
    *Leon Trotsky is put to death later because Stalin thinks that he still posed a threat to him.