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The Decembrist Revolt
The Decembrist revolt took place in Imperial Russia on December 26, 1825. Russian officers led 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas I. -
Nicholas II Becomes czar of Russia
Nicholas II ruled from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917. While he was in power, Imperial Russia went from being one of the most powerful countries in the world. Political enemies nicknamed him Nicholas the Bloody. -
The Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was the first major war of the 20th century. It started from rival ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea. -
Russian Involvement in WWI
The first attack from Russia was in August 1914, against Germany in East Prussia. The Russian First Army aimed for the heart of Prussia, while the Second Army aimed to cut off the Eighth Army. -
The March Revolution
The March Revolution was a revolution that took place in Petrograd. During the revolt, members of Duma took control of the country, forming the Russian Provisional Government. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
Nicholas II ruled from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917. His reign saw Imperial Russia go from being one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. -
The Russian Civil War Begins
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war in the former Russian Empire, right after the Russian Revolutions of 1917. -
The Creation of The USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics abbreviated to USSR, was a Marxist–Leninist state on the Eurasian continent that existed between 1922 and 1991. -
Vladimir Lenin’s Death
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was on January 30, 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland. British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest against the czar.
