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The Decembrist Revolt
On December 26, 1825, 3000 soldiers staged and uprising up against a newly appointed czar, Nicholas I. They staged the uprising in oppositinon to his conservative views. This little uprising lead to something much bigger and lead to the beggining of the Russian Revolutionary War. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
In 1861, Alexander II decided the term serfs was abolished and was no longer a class in the Russian society. This was the first major liberal steps during the reign. -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia, crowned to the throne following the death of his father also in 1881 which he was unprepared for. Nicholas held fast to outdated, autocratic policies and opposed reform of any kind. -
The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
The Social-Democratic Labour Party sessions were held in an angling club with fishing trophies on the walls and in rooms in pubs and cafes. The meetings were extremely loud, with much violent argument, as every tiny point was dissected piece by piece and analysed. It became clear that the party was split between two groups, the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. -
The Russo-Japanese War
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The Revolution of 1905
The Revolution of 1905 was sparked by the by a protest against Nicholas II. Led by a Russian Orthodox priest, Father Gapon, 150,000 people took to the cold and snow covered streets of St Petersburg to protest about their lifestyle. -
Bloody Sunday
St. Petersburg, Russia, demonstrates the marking of a violent phase of the Russian Revolution. The people of Russia were not happy with the czar, and so in 1905 a group of people led by Fr. Gapon marched on the Winter Palace. Many of the people died and this day became known as Bloody Sunday. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
In 1914, Russia began fighting in WWI against Germany. During the war, people got even more upset with the czar because they had no food and the soldiers had no amo. -
The March Revolution
The First World War had cost Russia millions of lives. Those not actually fighting had to face serious food shortages. The winter of 1916-17 was very cold and fuel was in very short supply. Cold and lack of food create an environment that lead to trouble for those blamed for these problems. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicats the Russian throne
March 15, 1917, Nicholas II was forced to uncrown himself from the Russian throne by the Bolsheviks. Nicholas and his family were held at the Czarskoye Selo Palace, then to the Yekaterinburg palace near Tobolsk. In 1818, the Yekaterinburg Soviet forces feared that Nicholas may be rescued. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government
July 1917 became the Prime Minister of the Provisional Government. -
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
The Bolsheviks captured the Winter Palace October 25, 1917. They had attempted to capture the palace but failed before. They had planned an asault upon Nicholas and his family along with some of the servants killing every last one of them. -
Nicholas II and his family are executed
Nicholas II and his family were assasinated in the basement of the Winter Palace believing they were going to take a picture. Although, they were actually getting attacked by some of the Bolsheviks. After killing the family, and some servants they had burried the corpse hoping ot make it look as if the assasination hadn't happened. -
The Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was against the Reds (Bolsheviks) and the Whites (Menshoviks). The Bolsheviks were led by Lenin and another man named Trotsky. They had a powerful. During this Revolution, Lenin had made two promised. First was to give more land to the peasansts and was to get Russia out of WWI. -
Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Once Lenin had died, Stalin and Trotsky struggled for power. Stalin forced Trotsky into exile and then became dictator of the Soviet Union. Trotsky was later murdered by Stalin's agents.
