Events Leading Up to the Russian Revolution

  • The Great Northern War

    The Great Northern War
    The Great Northan War went from 1700 to 1721. led by Peter the Great. The whole fight was over who would own the Baltic sea. Many countries fought over who would win this area. At the end, Russia came out to win.
  • The Decembrist Revolt

    The Decembrist Revolt
  • The March Revolution

    The March Revolution
    This Revolution took place in Febuary and some of March. This was the turning part in the revolution, where the was no more Czar so no more master power ruling over a HUGE landmass, the country grew into two differnt sides, which lead to a Civil War which killed 28 million russians.
  • Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs

    Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
    Alexander the 2nd removed the serfs. But he also made a law inwhich the serfs were only allowed to buy and sell land in a ten year period. Which was almost like making them stay in thier land. It was like every time the serfs would get a break, there would be something holding them back.
  • The Assassination of Alexander II

    This was not the 1st time the people plotted againsist Alexander, this was about the 4th suicide attempt, but it was the only one that was well planned out and succeded. He died a painful death in St.Petersburg, his legs were broken, more like shattered and his blood was every where. Everyone involved with the Assassination commited suicide.
  • The Russo-Japanese War

    The Russo-Japanese War
    This war was between the Russian emipreand the entire Empire of Japan. Everyone calls it the "first great war of the centery". The war was over the control and possion of Manchuria and Korea. Russiajust wanted a warm water port on the PAcific ocean for thier nave and trade.
  • The Revolution of 1905

    The Revolution of 1905
    This major revolution was the result of Bloody Sunday, it was an uprising of many differnt religious and political belifs. the people flooded the streets and protested every single choice and law the Czar had made. The Czar grew scared, and he began to ask the people what he could do so that he could stay in power, the people answered but it was to late there were military protests going on and the goverment had fallen to pieces.
  • World War 1

    World War 1
    Was a global war that mainly centred in Europe and Russia. Was also known as the Great War because it stretched almost to the beginning of World War II. It was opposed of two alliances of the axis and the allies
  • Czar Nicholas II Abdicates The Russian Trone

    Czar Nicholas II Abdicates The Russian Trone
    THe Czar was the last and bloodiest of all of them. He and his family were prisoned at many places before reaching the Ipiteiv house. This was where the czar his wif and his 5 children were killed in the same room. He and his family were then barried in an area that was not found much later by a geologist and history researcher in future years.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    It was a date when protesters in St. Petersberg Russia around winter square at the palace square. Even though the shooting didn't occur at the Palace Square. They were all led and organized by a man named Father Gapon. They were holding religous poster and singing hymns in a group of 3000 and the song was mainly "God Save The Czar"