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The Decembrist Revot
The Decembrist Revolt was undertaken on December 26, 1825 to protest the ascension of Tsar Nicholas I to the throne after the death of his father, Alexander I. When Russian troops chased Napolean all the way to France, they began to notice that their world was an anomoly and that the outside world had a lot more to offer than Russia. The Decemberist Revolt was born out of this awakening. The Decembrist movement failed, but it began the rumbling of society that lead to the Russian Revolution. -
Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia
Nicholas II inherited the Russian throne when his father died of kidney disease. Reeling from the loss, and poorly trained in affairs of state, Nicholas II hardly felt up to the task of assuming his father's role. Nicholas stated, "I am not prepared to be a tsar. I never wanted to become one. I know nothing of the buisness of ruling." -
World War 1 (Russian Involvement)
Russia entered the first World War with the largest army in the world, with 1,400,000 soldiers. The Russian Ministry of War was commanded by General Sukhomlinov. Though Tsar Nicholas wished to lead the Russian Army into battle personally. -
The March Revolution
In 1917, two revolutions swept through Russia ending centuries of imperial rule and setting in motion political and social changes that would lead to the formation of the Soviet Union. In March, growing civil unrest, coupled with chronic food shortages, erupted into open revolt, forcing the abdication of Nicholas II, the last Russian czar. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
During the Febuary Revolution, Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Rissia since 1894, is forced to abdicate his throne by the Petograd insurgents, and a provincial government is installed in his place. -
The Russian Civil War Begins
The Russian Civil War was to tear Russia apart for three years. The civil war occoured because after November 1917, many groups had formed that opposed Lenin's Bolsheiks. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and foreign nations. Collectivly, they were known as as the whites while the Bolsheviks were known as the reds. -
The Creation of the U.S.S.R.
The decloration on the Creation of the U.S.S.R. is a historical document document which, together the Treaty on the Creation of the U.S.S.R. formed the constitutional basis for the creation of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics as a multinational state. -
Vladamir Lenin's Death
Vladiir Lenin, the architect of the Bolshevik Revolution and the first ledar of the Soviet Union dies of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 54. -
Bloody Sunday
British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civillians during a protest march against internment. Bloody Sunday was one of the most significant events of "the troubles" because a large number of civillian citizens were killed, by the forces of the state, in full view of the public and press. It was the highest number of people killed in a single shooting incident during the conflict. -
The Russo-Japaneese War
The Russo-Japaneese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. Japan forced Russia to abandon its policy in the Far East, becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power.
