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First Romanov Czar
Mikhail Romanov in coronted to be first Romanov czar of Russia -
Nicholas I reign dominated by Official Nationality
He based off his reign with an ideology called "Official Nationality" that was proclaimed officially in 1833. It was a reactionary policy based on orthodoxy in religion, autocracy in government, and Russian nationalism. -
Alexander I
Immediately after the war, Alexander uttered the most famous words of his reign when he answered a group of Moscow nobles in 1856 who asked about his intention to free the serfs: "I cannot tell you that I totally oppose this; we live in an era in which this must eventually happen. I believe that you are of the same opinion as I; therefore, it will be much better if this takes place from above than from below." -
Birth of Vladimir Lenin
Birth of Vladimir Lenin: April 22, 1870 -
October Revolution
October Revolution, Oct. 24, 1917 -
Last Romanov Czar
Nicholas II is killed making him the last Romanov King -
2 Problems
The disastrous outcome of the Russo-Japanese War led to the Russian Revolution of 1905, which the czar diffused only after signing a manifesto promising representative government and basic civil liberties in Russia