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The Russian Revolution

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  • The Decembrist Revolt

    The Decembrist Revolt
    The Decembrist Revolt included members of the upper-class and those who were in the military. After the death of Alexander I, they staged an uprising, convincing some of the troops in St. Petersburg to refuse to take a loyalty oath to Nicholas I and to demand the accession of his brother Constantine. The rebellion, however, was poorly organized and did not succeed. Colonel Prince Sergey Trubetskoy, who was to be the provisional dictator, fled immediately.

  • NIcholas II Becomes Czar of Russia

    NIcholas II Becomes Czar of Russia
    Nicholas II took the throne after his father died of kidney disease at age 49. Nicholas admitted to one of his friends that he was not ready to be a czar and that he was not ready for ruling. Within a month he married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt.

  • The Russo-Japanese War

    The Russo-Japanese War
    Japan wanted Russia to abandon its expansion policy in the east. Japan and Russia began fighting over dominance for Korea and Manchuria. Japan became the first Asian power to defeat a European power.

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    Bloody Sunday was a massacre in St.Petersberg. A group of peaceful demonstrators marched along until Nicholas's Uncle, Grand Duke Vladimir, ordered them to stop. Then he ordered the security to shoot. More than 100 protesters were killed.

  • WWI

    WWI
    Russia joined France and Britain to form a Triple Alliance. Russia entered the first World War with the largest army in the world containing about 1,400,000 soldiers. The Russian army was commanded by General Sukhomlinov, though Czar Micholas wished to lead the Russian Army into battle.

  • The March Revolution

    The March Revolution
    The March Revolution was throughout the whole month. People in Russia were furious with the outcome of WWI and lack of resources. Riots and strikes took place all over Russia. March 4th many workers went on strike due to poor pay. Things started to get worse and worse. Strikes got bigger and more serious.

  • Czar Nicholas II Abdicates the Throne

    Czar Nicholas II Abdicates the Throne
    Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate the throne by Petrograd insurgents and a provincial government took his place. Nicholas and his family were killed after a private meeting took place.

  • The Russian Civil War

    The Russian Civil War
    Russian Civil War, (1918–20) was a conflict in which the Red Army defended the Bolshevik government against various Russian and anti-Bolshevik armies.

  • THe Creation of the U.S.S.R.

    THe Creation of the U.S.S.R.
    Also known as the Soviet Union, the new communist state was the successor to the Russian Empire and the first country in the world to be based on Marxist socialism.

  • Vladimir Lenin's Death

    Vladimir Lenin's Death
    Vladimir Lenin dies on January 21,1924 due to brain hemorrhage at age 54. His body was embalmed and put into a mausoleum near the Moscow Kremlin. Petrograd was renamed Leningrad in his honor.