Events leading up to the Russian Revolution

  • The Great Northern War

    The Great Northern War
    A military conflict that involved Russia, and Norway. The war resulted in Sweden being declined of influence. And Russia having major power adn control in the region.
  • The Decembrist Revolt

    The Decembrist Revolt
    It was a uprising consisting of Russian army officials. They led 3000 russian soilders to protest Nicholas I. They did so becuase of his elder brother Constantine, removing himeself from the thrown.
  • Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs

    Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
    Alexander made his Emancipation Manifesto. If had 17 legislative acts. This would help free the serfs and peasents in Russia. This gave the serfs the right to buy land from there landlords.
  • The Assassination of Alexander II

    The Assassination of Alexander II
    Czar Alexander II had been the Russian ruler since 1855. There had been a bomb tosed by a memeber of the peoples will group. The people's group had been some what of a terrorist society. This assassination was successful of the many failed atemps.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    Bloody Sunday was massacre in St. Peterburg Russia. It war maily consited of peasents. The war was about economic gains and to stop political and social problems. The church wasa also involved.
  • The Russo-Japanese war

    The Russo-Japanese war
    Russia rejected Japans plan to split Manchuria and Korea into the influence. Then Japan shoots off a surprise navel attack at Port Arthur. Russia lost many men and fleets during this time. Russia was the main problem of this conflict.
  • . The Revolution of 1905

    . The Revolution of 1905
    It was a mass political spand that reached to the russian empire. The war mainly was ran by peasents and military groups. They fought mosly for limited constitutional monarchy.
  • World War I (Russian Involvement)

    World War I (Russian Involvement)
    When Russia joined WWI it had 1,400,000 soldiers. Russia joined because Austria declared war on Serbia. Russia pertected the eastern Orthodox. That is why it went with Serbia.
  • The March Revolution

    The March Revolution
    The march Revolution started when 90,000 textile workers protested about the shotage of bread and fuel. This dident last long until th tzar sent the goverment to kill the protesters.
  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
    Nicholas did this because Russia thought that Nich had no knowledge of a leader. Mainly the poor because they were sur that there problems were from Nicholas.