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Czars Continue Autocratic Rule
Alexander III imposed harsh measures to make Russia a uniform culture country. Cultures, language, and schooling was pushed into industrialization to help convince the people of Russia to be swayed into Alexander’s ideas. This rule set as a marker in the Revolution by being a revolting point for the people to stick with what they believe while still going against a higher power and creating tension. -
The Revolutionary Movement Grows
Due to the growth of Industrialization and the creation of different factors, problems arose which led to new movements forming. Karl Marx was a large beneficial figure that split the movements into the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks to further drive Lenin out of Russia. The growth of these movements started to strip the old Russian ways, and sprout new ways such as the growing communism. (Bolsheviks) -
The Russo-Japanese War
Korea and Manchuria was the competing territory Russia and Japan fought over. Russia broke the treaty of peace between them and so Japan retaliated, and thus a revolt of the Russian people mid-war occurred. The fight of these two countries lead to a break of peace and lives lost on both sides, resulting in land lost, lives wasted, and supplies dwindling for the Revolution -
Bloody Sunday
On Sunday January 22, 1905 a petition was brought to the attention of Nicholas II for better working conditions, rights to vote and personal freedom, in which Nicholas responded to it with his soldiers firing into the crowd, and injuring many. Strikes broke out resulting in the petition being approved and the violence to seize. This event was the main event that angered many Russian citizens and truly made tensions tight in Russia throughout history. -
WW1: The Final Blow
Nicholas made the mistake of taking Russia into WW1 and paid the price by getting mowed down by German weapons and hemophilia. Russia suffered loss of supplies, resources, and health aid while many soldiers gave up on Russia in the WW1 fight. After this blow on Russia, it was set as a very weak and un-advanced country do to it’s lack of weaponry, in which drove many people out of the failing Russia. -
The Provisional Government Topples
Due to the Bolshevik’s growth in power, they overthrew the existing government. The government offices and workers were arrested and replace quickly. The old government proved to not be acceptable, as a result a more powerful political platform took advantage while trying to maintain the splitting Russia. -
Lenin Returns to Russia
Lenin was in exile for a large amount of time due to his involvement in the Bolshevik. A sealed railway box car was Lenin’s transport into his new life in Russia as a strong political leader. This is truly when problems arrived due to the conflict the people had with the Bolshevik political party. -
The Czar Steps Down
Tensions were high with the Czar and so the people had enough and brought down the Czar. Thus a provisional government was set up temporarily though war efforts were unsuccessful and all it did was create anger within the peasants, workers and soldiers. As a result of the Czar stepping down, this opened the door for new ideas to help aid Russia into a new path for the attempted success during the Revolution. -
Bolshevik in Power
Bolshevik in power: fall of 1917-March 1918 They also demanded land and gained Petrograd with the peace talks with Germany. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed with Germany as a peace treaty and giving Germany a part of Russian land. Since the Bolsheviks came into power after the Czar, communism started stirring within the people of Russia after they came to realize the good Lenin brought from his past exile. -
Civil War Rages in Russia
Different ethnic groups in Russia formed the White Army, this was a push for a democracy and the Bolshevik’s fall of power. Nearing 14 million Russians died during this time and the Bolsheviks came out on top as a victor of the Russian power. This separated the people and the government power to further show Russia as a divided country that is weak.
