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The Great Northern War
The Great Northern War lasted from 1700 to 1721. It was fought between Charles XII of Sweden, and an alliance led by Peter the Great. When the war was over no one knew who would get the Baltic Sea. Many countries fought for it to be theres. AT the end of the war, Sweden had lost their region as the leading power in the Baltic region and was replaced by Russia. -
Decembrist Revolt
In December of 1825 in St. Petersburg, a group of army officers performed a revolt against the Czar, Nicholas I. Small groups of nobles and officers tried to overthrow the czar's government. They couldn't beat the Czar though. As an outcome of the revolt, the czar realized a variety of different regulations to prevent the spread of liberal movements. He imposed strict censorship, banned books, targeted schools and universities, even some government officials were sent to be exiled. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
In 1861 serfdom, which was a system that tied the Russian peasants forever to their landlords, was stopped by Czar Alexander II. The czar had to free the serfs because he was to avoid a revolution, that could potentially overthrow his government. They were given limited political rights and the ability to keep their home and tools. They were also offered land ownership but at extremely high costs. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
Czar Alexander II was killed in the streets of St. Petersburg by a bomb that was thrown by a member of the revolutionary “People’s Will” group. On the day he was killed he signed a proclamation that would have created two legislative commissions made up of elected representatives. He was then succeeded by his son, Alexander III, who rejected the proclamation. The people who assassinated the czar were arrested and hanged. -
The Russo_Japenese War
This war was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan. It was the "first great war of the century". The war was fought over Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific for their navy as well as for maritime trade. Negotiations between Russia and Japan had been proven unrealistic. The Japanese navy attacked Russia at Port Arthur, which led to war. Russia was not prepared and the Japanese defeated them in a series of battles. -
Bloody Sunday
On Sunday, January 22, 1905 Father Gapon, a Russian Orthodox priest led a peaceful march to the czar's Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Soldiers under the czar's orders moved in and fired at the unarmed group. The czar wasn't even at the palace or even in the city, but still recieved the blame for all of the deaths. There was a total of 100 dead and 3000 wounded. -
Revolution of 1905
The 1905 Russian Revolution was a wave of mass political and social conflict that spread througout the Russian Empire. Much of the revolt was very unorgnized. The revolt included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies. It led to the formation of limited constitutional monarcy. the creation of the Duma and the final draftign of a Russian constitution. -
World war 1, Russian Involvement
World War 1 had a devastating impact on Russia. Russia responded by patriotically uniting around Nicholas II when World War 1 started in August of 1914. Military disasters weakened the Russian Amry in the early phases of the war. By the end of 1917 the Bolsheviks led by Lenin had taken power in the major cities of Russia and introduced communist rule. The fall of an autocracy and the establishment of the world's first communist government had happened in a matter of four years. -
The march revolution
In March of 1917, unhappiness came to a head in St. Petersburg. Workers demanded a higher wage because they could not get food to support themselves and riots were soon started. Czar Nicholas II thought the demonstrations were going to end, but he was very wrong. The riots were getting out of hand. The Duma suggested a release of emergency food supplies, but the czar disagreed. The Duma created a temporary government called the Provisional Government. This government put an end to the riots. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates Russian Empire
Czar Nicholas II had ruled from May 26, 1884 to March 12, 1917. On March 12, 1917 the Russian Duma did not want a czar and froced him to give up the throne. Royalty then came to and end in Russia. There had been a czar sice 1480 and then in 1917 that title came to an end. The Provincial Government then took over.
