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The Decembrist Revolt
The Decembrist Revolt is when the Russian Officers wanted to overthrow Czar Nicholas I because they wanted a democracy instead of a Monarchy. This was is beginning of the revolutionary history in Russia. -
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Russian Revolution
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Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
Nicholas II became the czar of Russia after his father passed away of kidney disease on October 20, 1894. Nicholas had little to none political experience when he was in power. -
The Russo-Japanese War
The Russians and the Japanese were fighting over the control of Korea and Manchuria. To begin the war, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Russian outside Port Arthur in Manchuria. The Japanese won every battle in the war embarrising Russia extrreamly. -
Bloody Sunday
A wave of strikes broke out in St. Petersburg on January 22, 1905. The goal of the strike was to present the workers’ request for reforms to Czar Nicholas II. Nicholas's uncle who was the chief of security police tried to stop the strikes. But when the citizens weren't settling, he ordered the police to fire. Over one- hundred protesters were killed. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
Russia joined the war because they were allies with Austria and Austria was the country that accused Serbia of killing Franz Ferdinand (the royal prince of Austria) starting the world war. -
The March Revolution
Russian workers wanted a 50% increase in pay to aford but but Nicholas refused. The workers then went on strike. Riots got very bad so Nicholas sent troops to settle the crowed down but most of the troops joined them, This was a huge part of the Russian Revolution. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the throne
During the March Revolution, Nicholas is forced to abdicate the thrown by the rebels and the Provinsial Government was then put into action. -
The Russian Civil War begins
The civil war started becasue the Russian citizens started groups that opposed the Bolsheviks. The groups the Russians made consistec of Russian monarchists, militarists, and, for a while, foreign nations. The groups wore the color white in battle and the Bolsheviks wore the color red. -
The creation of the U.S.S.R.
After the citizens and Bolsheviks overthrew Russian Empire in the March Reveluoion, they then overthrew the Provisional Government and created the U.S.S.R. -
Vladimir Lenin’s Death
Lenin's health began to get worse and worse over his years of ruling. He statred having strokes that got worse and worse. In one of his last strokes, he lost the ability to speak and do his political work. Ten months later Lenin died in a small village in Russia that is now called Gorki Leninskiye.
