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The Great Northern War
The Great Northern War lasted from 1700 to 1721. It was fought between Sweden and Russia. At the end of the war Sweden its supraemcy as the leading power in the Baltic region and was replaced by Russia. Between 1700 to 1721 the northern war ended and started again five times and 1718 to 1721 was the last one.The leaders for Sweden and Russia were Charles XII and Peter the Great. -
The Decembrist Revolt
In December of 1825 a group of military offiacials staged a revolt against Czar Nickolas I. They were liberals that felt threatened by the new ruler's conservative views. They were defeated by the Czar's forces. Because of this revolt Nickolas I implemented a variety of new regulations to prevent the spread of liberal movement in Russia. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
In 1856 Alexander II asked to free the serfs. In 1861 serfdom was abolished at the Czar's imperial command. Since serfs were the largest portion of the population he freed the serfs because to avoid a revolution. If he didn't free them, it could overthrow not only his government and rule but the entire existing social order. He said that it is better to free the serfs from above than have them free themselves from below. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
On Mach 13, 1881Czar Alexander II was Assassinated. He died in the streets of St. Petersburg by a bomb thrwon by a member of the revolutionary "People's WIll" Group. The People's Will Group made several attemps on the Czar's life bofore finally assassinating him. -
Bloody Sunday
In 22 January 1905 many workers and their leader the priest Georgy Gapon, broke out in St. Petersburg carrying religius icons toward the square. Czar Nickolas wasn't in the city but his uncle was and tried to stop the march. He then ordered the police to fire upon the demostrators. More than 1oo marched were killed and several hundred was wounded. -
The Revolution of 1905
The russian revolution sparked off from a peacefull protest held on January 22nd. The protest might me the turning point in the relationship the Czar Nickolas enjoyed with his people. People protested in the streets of St. Petersburg about their lifestle. They wanted Czar Nickolas to help them. -
The Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War started with the Japanese Naval attack on Port Arthur. Japan fought a very successful war against the Chinese Empire in 1894-1905 and imposed a severe treaty. Japan persuded a war indimnity, the island of Formosa and Port Arthur and its hinterland. Russia felt that Japna shouldn't gain Port Arthur and asked Germany and and France to join with them in the War. -
World War I
When Austriadeclared war on Serbia, Germany declared a war on Russia. Russian army was poorly led and was driven back after the disaster at Tannenburg in east Prussia. More than thirty thousand soldiers died. When the U.S got involved in the War, Russia got out. -
The March Revolution
The revoltion was the first of two revolutions in Russia. The revolution appeared to break out suddenly without any real leadership or planning. Russia had been suffering from a number of economic and social problems because of World War I. This revolution was on the same year as the October revolution bringing Bolshevic rule and a change in the Russia's social structure. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
During the Mach Revolutiong Czar Nickolas II is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents. A provincial government is installed in his place. He was not trained to rule and it didn't helpt the uatocracy.
