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The Russian Revolution
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The Decembrist Revolt
The Decembrist Revolt was a very unsuccessful uprisising against czar Nicholas I trying to overthrow his government and create a monarchy. Czar Nicholas responded to this uprising by banning books, creating strict censorship, and setting up the secret police. He began to enforce Russian nationalism and autocracy to the Russian orthodox church. These nation polices that he create led to anti-semitism in Russia and caused Jews to flee. -
Czar Alexander II Frees the Serfs
Alexander II decided to emacipate the serfs. They now had some political rights while they were allowed to keep their homes and their tools. They were not given the land so they had to purchase the land at high prices which left them in debt. As a result of this the serfs still lived in awful poverty even though they were "freed". -
Nicholas II became Czar of Russia
Nicholas II became the Czar when his father Alexander III died of kidney cancer. At the time he was not really prepared to be a czar and felt he could never live up to his father's expectations. As a czar he led Russia into many wars that were uncesscary and did not make people support him. -
The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks were a part of the Social Democratic Labor Party. As time went on there started to be disagreements within the Bolsheviks. So they split into Bolsheviks who believed in a democracy and communism and the Mensheviks were in the middle of being democratic or republican. -
The Russo-Japanese War
The conflict with Japan and Russia over Korea and Manchuria led to begin the unesseccary Russo-Japanese war. This defeat for Russia did not help matter at home. As a result, of the stunning defeat for Russia economic hardships began and more war and protesting also began. -
Revolution of 1905
Bloody sundy terrieied Russians and sparked the statt of this revolution. Where strikes began to sweep city streets and peasants burned the home of the landowners. Czar Nicholas II wanted to end the violence so he agreed to setting up an elected assembly called the Duma. These reforms by the Duma did not fix Russia's minor issues. Inequality and repression still remained and worrisome was present among peasants, minorities, workers, and many other groups. -
Bloody Sunday
Father Georgi Gapon started a peaceful march of factory worker s and took them to the czar's palace in St. Petersburg. The were protesting for freedom of speech, the right to vote, and healthier working conditions. Ufortunatley things did not end well for these peaceful protesters they were killed by soldiers. Over 100 marchers lay dead bleeding in the snow so therefore it is called "bloody sunday". -
Russia enters WWI
Russia decide to join its allies Britain and France in WWI to fight Germany and Austria-Hungary. Russia wasn't prepared for war. As a result insustries were not developed enough to meet the need for war supplies, there was a lack of transportation. Russians began to blame the cczarfor the unarmed soldiers, terrible conditions, and the loss, which essentially began to cause more war for Russia. -
The March Revolution
Riots and strikes began in Petrograd where angry crowd protested the war and the lack of food. The shouted "Bread and Peace". Soldiers began to join in with these protesters. This resulted in Nicholas II steping down. -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicates the Throne
Riots were erupting in Petrograd demanding for Bread and Peace. People were overthrowing czaritst offiicials so Nicholas decided to give up the throne. As a result of this leaders of the Duma set up the Provisional Government. This government had little power and lost a lot of support by continuing with the war against Germany. While this was going on socialist revolutionaries set up organizations to challenge the provisional government. The Petrograd soviet greatly influenced the capital. -
Alexander Kerensky became the leader of the Provisional Government
Alexander Kerensky was a moderate socialist revolutionary became head of the Provisional Government in 1917. As time went on the Provisonal Government became weaker and the Bolsheviks captured all the government buildings. As a result therewas not ProvisonalGovernment anymore, and the government was supposed to help with small problems of Russia but instead lead to war and unsolved issues. -
Vladmir Lenin and the Bolsheviks Capture the Winter Palace
Lenin was the leader of the Bolshevik soviet group. When the provisional government was becoming weaker they ordered Lenin's arrest, but Lenin convinced the other Bolsheviks that they needed to seize power. As a result in an early November the Bolsheviks captured the government buildings including the Winter Palace and arrested the members of the provisional government. -
Civil War
The Bolsheviks (or communists) faced disagreements from other groups demanding democratic socialism while some favored capitalism. At this point others still wanted to restore the czars power. They civil war consisted of the red army(communists) and the whie army (British, French, and American troops). the communists were much more organized as they had a leader, Leon Trotsky. As, a result the White Army lost support, the war,and the Communists gained control of most of the old Russian Empire. -
Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed
Earlier in 1918 Nicholas II had abdicated the throne. He and his family were then taken across the Ural Mountains into Siberia and Kept like prisoners. On July 17, 1918 he and his family were sitting down what they thought was for a family picture instead they were murdered, this was under Vladmir Lenin's Control. -
Vladmir Lenin dies and Joseph Stalin becomes the Leader of the Soviet Union
Lenin now not in great health knowing about his weakness he could see that Joseph Stalin was gaining strength. Lenin wrote a letter to the Central Committee of the Communist Party and warned them they must find some way to not let Stalin become the dictator This warning did not work, when Lenin died Stalin took the dictatorship. Stalin changed many things by creating a socialist economy and launched his 5 year plan to create more industry and food for his own good.
