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Decembrist Revolt
The Decembrist Revolt was the protest of the ascension of Czar Nicholas I to throne after the death of his father Alexzander I. People thought Constantine was going to take the throne. But Nicholas I stepped forward and took it. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
Czar Alexander II emancipates the serfs. He let the serfs be free. The sefrs were able to own land. They also were able to keep more of their crops. -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
Nicholas II became czar of Russia after his father died. He was very young and unprepared. He didn't like to govern. He liked to play more. -
The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
The social parteis spilt into two groups, the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks. The Mensheviks were more like the provisonal government. They were made up of more middle and upper class people. The Bolsheviks were the communist group. They were more serfs or peasents. -
The Russo-Japanese War
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Boody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was on a snowy Sunday afternoon. It was when thousands of protestors were outside Nicholas II home. They wanted "Land, Peace, and Bread." Then Nicholas II sent the military out and the military open fired on the protestors. Hundereds were killed. -
The Revolution of 1905
This revolution was sparked by the event of Bloody Sunday. There were riots and strikes all over the cities. People were destorying the towns. After the Russo-Japnese war, the military had to come in and put a end to this revolution. -
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World War I Russian Involement
Russian joined World War I. They faught against Germany. They lost badly. Only one of every three soldiers had a rifle -
March Revolution
The March Revolution is when riots broke out in St. Petersburg. Workers were in soviets. The provisional government assumed power. Nicholas II abdciated after this event. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
Nicholas II abdicates the throne. He felt like he had no power anymore. He abdicated after the March Revolution. He was later excecuted. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government
Alexander Kerensky became the leader of Russia for the time being in the provisonal government. Nicholas II abdicates the throne so Russia needed a new leader fast. Kerensky had very little power as Lenin and the Bolsheviks were gaining lots of support and power. -
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
Lenin ordered an attack on the Winter Palace. Lenin got it pretty easily because the gaurds didn't resist. -
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War last from 1918-1922. One side was the Bolsheviks. They were the Reds and mostly known as communists. The other side were the supporters of the provisonal government. They were the Whites. -
Nicholas II and his family are executed
About four months after Nicholas II abdicated the throne this tragic event occured. Nicholas II and his family were led into one of the basement rooms in their home. They thought they were taking a family picture. They were all dressed very nicely. Then a few military men came in and open fired on the family. They were murdered. -
Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Lenin died of a series of strokes. He died at a young age, 54. Then the next ruler was Josef Stalin. He was the one who ordered to destroy the church. He hated Nicholas II.
