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The Great Northern War
To gain a warm water port and be able to trade more Peter the Great fought Sweden for a strip of land on the Baltic Sea. The war lasted 21 years, but the actual fighting was on and off for that period of time. So it wasn't constant fighting for 21 years straight. Peter the Great ended up winning the war, and on the land he gained he built Saint Petersburg, the present day capital of Russia. -
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Events leading up to Russian Revolution
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Decembrist Revolt
Nobles and army officers tried to overthrow the czar's government. Czar Nicholas crushed it quickly. Five leaders were executed and hundereds more were exiled to Siberia. -
Emancipation of Serfs
Czar Alexander II emancipated serfs in 1861, giving them limited political rights. Also gave them the ability to keep their homes and tools. Peasants were offered land ownership at extremely high prices. Many people got the land ownership, but got in a lot of debt. Because of all the debt and high taxes, most peasants continued to live in poverty. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
The educated middle class Russians got frustrated with the slow paced change in country. Their goal was to overthrow the czar and establish socialism. Russian socialists tried to recruit peasants to lead a revolution that would end inequality and do away with private ownership of land. The peasants didn't want to, though. When it failed they turned to terrorism. Killing Alexander II. -
Russo-Japanese War
Conflict with Japan over Korea and Manchuria War. The war resulted in Russia losing and increased economic hardships. -
Bloody Sunday
Workers were planning to present a petition to Czar Nicholas the II for better working conditions and some political freedoms. Thousands of unarmed men, women, and childeren carried banners of the czar and his wife. Soldiers suddenly fired upon the crowd. More than 100 marchers were dead. -
Revolution of 1905
After the events of Bloody Sunday horrified russian citizens began to riot and go on strike. To end it, Czar Nicholas II set up an elcected assembly called the Duma. -
Russians going into WWI
The Russians joined WWI, and at first every citizen was patriotic and happy. When the Russians were doing badly, and everyone was dieing that was at war, everyone back in Russia was getting upset and they had economic troubles too. They blamed the czar and he ended up going to the war to command the armies. The czarina and Rasputin started firing all of the czar's council and they started taking over. -
Nicholas II abdicates the throne
During the March Revolution Nicholas II wanted to protect his family, so he told the coup leaders he'll leave power. Him and his family ended up living in the Alexandria palace still living like royalty. The family was hoping to be able to leave the country, but wasn't able to. They weren't even able to leave the palace. -
March Revolution
The March Revolution is the revolution where Nicholas II abdicated the thone because he didn't want to die. In all the chaos the Duma took control and formed the Russian Provisional Government. The a Soviet socialist union, the Bolsheviks, kinda had some control. Later they had all the power.
