Events Leading up to Russian Revolution

By Brooke B

  • The Great Northern War

    The Great Northern War
    Fredrik IV was forced out of allinace. Sweden attact Travendal in a counter-attact, he was forced to acknowledge the defeat in the treaty of Altranstadt

  • The Decembrist Revolt

    The Decembrist Revolt
    Russian army led about 3000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas I's assumption of te throne.

  • Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs

    Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
    He was King of Poland and the Grand Prince of Finland.

  • The Assassination of Alexander II

    The Assassination of Alexander II
    Emporor of Russia, King of Poland, and the Grand Prince of Finland.

  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
    He rulled from 1894 until his abdicates in 1917. His nickname was Bloody Nicholas because of Bloody Sunday

  • The Russo-Japanese War

    The Russo-Japanese War

  • The Revolution of 1905

    The Revolution of 1905

  • World War I (Russian Involvement)

    World War I (Russian Involvement)
    Centered in Europe. Was also called the Great War.

  • The March Revolution

    The March Revolution
    This destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    Also called Bogside Massacre. Protesters were shot.