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Czars Resist Change
Alexander lll halted all reforms and anyone that opposed him was considered dangerous. He wiped out many revolutionaries when he ruled as well. When he came to power, the way of life changed in Russia and continued to be an oppressive society for many more years. -
Russia Industrializes
The number of factories in doubled when Russia started to industrialize. By around 1900, Russia became the world's fourth ranking producer of steel. The Russian economy was extremely changed due to the mass production of factories and industrialization. -
Russo-Japanese War
Russia and Japan competed for control of Korea and Manchuria, which ended in a series of agreements over territories. However, Russia broke the agreements. Japan retaliated by attacking Russia. News reports sparked unrest in Russia and led to a revolt. -
Bloody Sunday
Workers wanted better working conditions, so they carried a petition to Czar's winter palace. Generals were ordered to fire on the crowd that caused an abundance of injured people. Bloody Sunday provoked a wave violence that spread across the country and the massacre sparked the revolution. -
World War 1
It was extremely chaotic when Nicholas ll decided to enter Russia into the war. The military was unprepared, unequipped, and was no match for the German army. Four million soldiers were killed/ injured and soldiers began ignoring orders from Nicholas ll because of all of the deaths. The Russian empire was transformed into the union of Soviet Russia, replacing Russia's traditional monarchy with the world's first communist state. -
March Revolution
Women textiles workers were angered and started a citywide strike. This caused a general uprising and forced Czar to leave his throne. He was then executed along with his family, The czarist rule finally collapsed and impacted the society economically and politically. -
Bolshevik Revolution
Lenin and the Bolsheviks gained control of the Petrograd Soviet. Eventually, the government began to topple and factory workers stormed the winter palace in Petrograd, calling themselves the Bolshevik Red Guard. They soon took over the provisional government offices and arrested the leaders. The Bolshevik Revolution was initiated by millions of people who changed the history of the world. -
Civil War in Russia
The Bolsheviks needed to stamp our their enemies at home, which included the White Army. At points, different groups in the White Army disagreed with each other, but was solely banded together due to the fact that their enemy was the Bolsheviks. Leon Trotsky expertly commanded the Bolshevik Army. The Civil War raged in Russia and many factions failed to determine Russia's political future. -
Lenin Restores order/ Political Reforms
Bolshevik's leaders saw nationalism as a threat and kept it in check by organizing Russia into several self-governing republics under the central government. In 1924, Communists created a constitution based on socialistic and democratic ideals which gave the Communist party all power. The Communist party established a dictatorship. Before this, war and the revolution destroyed the Russian economy and Lenin constructively tried to put the pieces back together in order to insure a positive future. -
Stalin becomes Dictator
After Lenin suffered a stroke, Stalin became his ruthless climb to the head of the government. Stalin was in the total control of the Communist party and was a dangerous man in the eyes of many. He was considered one of the 20th century's most significant figure. He maintained absolute power as a dictator influencing the Russian Revolution.
