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Decembrist Revolt
Soldiers planned to rebel against Nicholas I at his home in St. Petersburg. Their goal was to make Russia a free state. In the end, new rules were made to stop the liberal movement. -
Emancipation of the Serfs
Serfs were bought and sold by nobles. The serfs were eventually free and were considered full citizens. Unfortunately the serfs remained poor. -
Bloody Sunday
The conflict between countries led to the Russo-Japanese War. Father Gapon led a march to the Czar of St. Petersburg asking Nicholas II for better working conditions and some political freedom. As the thousands of marchers arrived at the palace they were shot by guards. They arrived on Sunday. This is why it is called “Bloody Sunday.” -
Revolution of 1905
This was a result of Bloody Sunday. There were strikes and riots that occurred throughout the city. Nicholas II set up a council called the Duma and made reforms to help control his country. They both failed. The people still felt powerless and the repression remained. -
Russia Enters World War 1
Russia became an ally with France and Britain. Russia wasn't a large power because their industries were not advanced. Russia withdrew from the war after the Russian Revolution in 1917. -
Rasputin Murdered
Yussopov invited a man by the name of Rasputin to his house to kill him. Yussopov shot him in the chest but he did not die. He continued to shoot Rasputin but he did not die. Eventually he commited suicide by jumping into a river. -
March Revolution
The army and workers of Russia went on strike causing the Tsar to loose control of his country. Riots broke out becaue there was food shortages due to the war. Nicholas II had to abdicate as a result. -
Lenin Dies / USSR Formed
In the year of 1924 Lenin died and the USSR was formed. The USSR stands for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The union was dominated by the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic. Eventually the USSR gained power and got 15 republics that were made up of over 100 minorities. -
Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates
Nicholas II signed the abdication in the year of 1917. After Nicholas II gives up his throne, leaders of Duma, wanted to restore order, so therefore they set up the Provisional Government. For the first time in Russia, Russia will have a new type of government, which included written laws instead of the decrees of the Tsar. -
Bolshevik Revolution
Used to organize the Soviets. The leader was Lenin. He gave the peasants back their land and promised immediate peace with Germany. -
Treaty of Versailles
It was a peace settlement that called for peace. Even though it called for peace, it stated that Germany must pay reparations and for war damage. This also set up the League of Nations. -
Murder of the Romanovs
The Bolshevik group were the poeple who decided to kill the Romanov family. 12 soldiers arrived at the house and killed the Romanov family. The event took place at Ekateringburg. -
Stalin Takes Power / Death of Trotsky
Stalin’s agents murdered Trotsky in hope that Stalin would come into power. Surprisingly Stalin won and because the head of the Soviet Union. He turned the Soviet Union into a socialist state allowing the government to make economic decisions. He preferred to have heavy industries over goods for the consumers. He combined many farms of peasants to feed the people of his Soviet Union.
