EVENTS LEADING UP TO RUSSIAN REVOLUTION By PritcBen1 Nov 20, 1700 The Great Northern War Dec 26, 1825 The Decembrist Revolt Mar 3, 1861 Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs Mar 13, 1881 The Assassination of Alexander II Feb 8, 1904 The Russo-Japanese War Jan 22, 1905 Bloody Sunday Feb 17, 1905 Revolution Jul 28, 1914 WORLD WAR 1(RUSSIAN INVOLVMENT) Mar 2, 1917 Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne Mar 11, 1917 The March Revolution