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Emancipation Reform
Emancipation reform of 1861: Alexander issued a manifesto emancipating the serfs -
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Russian Revolution
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Zemstovs
Zemstva were established for the local self-government of Russian citizens. -
1st Russian Marxist Group
The first Russian Marxist group is formed (in Switzerland): The Group for the Liberty of Labour. -
Nicholas II becomes Tsar
Alexander III dies. His son Nicholas II succeeds him as tsar. -
Nicholas II Married
November 14 1894- Czar Nicholas II marries Alexandra Fedorovna -
Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
The Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) held its first Party Congress. -
Socialist-Revolutionary Party
The Socialist-Revolutionary Party was founded. -
Russification
Russification of Finland: The Military Service Act incorporated the Finnish and Russian armies. -
RSDLP Party Split
At the second congress of the RSDLP, the party split into two factions: the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, and the less radical Mensheviks. -
Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War: Japan launched a surprise torpedo attack on the Russian navy at Port Arthur. -
Birth of son, Alexei
After having four girls, Czarina Alexandra gives birth to a son, Alexei -
Russian Revolution of 1905
A strike began at the Putilov Works in St. Petersburg. -
Bloody Sunday
Peaceful demonstrators arrived at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg to present a petition to the tsar, leading was a priest named Georgi Gapon. The Imperial Guard fired on the crowd, killing around 200 and wounding 800. -
End of Russo-Japanese War
The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed, ceding some Russian property and territory to Japan and ending the war. -
The October Manifesto
The October Manifesto, issued by Czar Nicholas II, brings an end to the 1905 Russian Revolution by promising civil liberties and an elected parliament (Duma) -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Assassination of Archduke Franz Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip of the Bosnian separatist group Young Bosnia. -
World War I Begins
World War I: Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. -
Russia Defends Serbia
World War I: Russia mobilized its army to defend Serbia. -
Germany Declares War on Russia
Germany declared war on Russia in defense of Austria-Hungary. -
Czar Nicholas II takes control of the Russian Army
Czar Nicholas II assumes supreme command of the Russian Army -
Rasputin Murdered
Royal adviser Grigori Rasputin was murdered by a group of nobles in the house of Prince Felix Yussupov. -
February Revolution
February Revolution: The workers at the Putilov Plant in Petrograd went on strike. -
Soldiers sent to Petrograd to end the uprising.
February Revolution: A battalion of soldiers was sent to Petrograd to end the uprising. -
February Revolution:
February Revolution: Nicholas ordered the dissolution of the Fourth Duma. The Duma ignored his order and decreed the establishment of a Provisional Government with Georgy L'vov as Prime Minister. -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicates
Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. The following day, Nicholas' brother, Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional Government formed -
Lenin returns from exile
Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train -
Alexander Kerensky as Prime Minister
Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional Government -
November Revolution
The October Revolution - the Bolsheviks take over Petrograd -
Lenin takes control of Russia
The Winter Palace, the last holdout of the Provisional Government, is taken by the Bolsheviks; the Council of People's Commissars (abbreviated as Sovnarkom), led by Lenin, is now in control of Russia -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Signed
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, between Germany and Russia, is signed and takes Russia out of World War I -
Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist Party
The Bolshevik Party changes its name to the Communist Party -
Russia's Capital Changed
The capital of Russia is changed from St. Petersburg to Moscow -
Civil War Begins
Russian civil war begins -
Czar Nicholas II and his family Executed
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed -
Lenin seriously wounded
An assassination attempt leaves Lenin seriously wounded -
Russian civil war ends
Russian civil war ends
