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The Decembrist Revolt
A small group of nobles were killed or exiled to Siberia after trying to overthrow the czr's government. -
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Russian History
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Nicholas II Becomes Czar of Russia
When Nicholas II was first elected he never had any clue of how to govern and he was not very good at his his job. During his reign, saw Imperial Russia go from being one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. -
The Russo-Japanese War
Even though Russia had way more power in weapons and troops Japan won the war. The defeat shoed that Russia was losing its power. This also showed the organization of the Russian military was not very planed out. -
Bloody Sunday
This was when hundreds of peasants, workers, and military people were murdered by soilders in front of the Czar's palace. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
Austria-Hungry was planning to attack Serbia. Russia began to assemble their troops to defend Serbia. There were millions of Russian deaths and many civilian casualtys. -
The March Revolution
The March Revolution was a was a revolution focused around Petrograd which is now St.Petersburg, then the capital of Russia. During the chaos, members of the imperial parliament gained control of the country, forming the Russian Provisional government. -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicates the Throne
Russia was struggling in WWI and following that there was an uprising in Petrograd and Nicholas and his family were taken away to Yakateringberg and were killed. -
The Russian Civil War Begins
This war tore Russia apart for three years. This war was fought between the reds and the whites and this battle was won by the reds. -
Creation of the U.S.S.R
The U.S.S.R stands for "Union of Soviet Socialists Republics". The USSR extended more than 6,800 miles, covering 11 of the world's 24 time zones. -
Vladimir Lenin's Death
Vladimir Lenin died at the age of 53. Before he died, he suffered three severe strokes. Six years before Lenin's death, a woman named Fanny Kaplan attempted to assassinate Lenin.
