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The Great Northern War
The Great Northern War lasted from 1700 to 1721. The Great Northern War was fought between Sweden's Charles XII and a coalition lead by Peter the Great. By the end of the war, Sweden had lost her supremacy as the leading power in the Baltic region and was replaced by Peter the Great's Russia. -
The Decembrist Revolt
A small group of nobles and army officers tried to overthrow the czar's government .They hoped to set up a constitutional monarchy. Czar Nicholas I quickly crushed the uprising, which was known as the Decembrist Revolt. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
In 1861 a new czar Alexander II emancipated the serfs. The freed serfs fained a few political rights and were allowed to keep their homes and tools. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
By the mid-1860's some Russians had becomefrustrated by the slow pace of change. They turned to revolutionary action. At first, Russian socialists tried to enlist the support of peasants in a great revolution that would end inequality and do away with private ownership of property. When efforts to win popluar support failed, radical groups turned to terrorism. They killed prominent officials and even assaissinated the czar, Alexander II. -
The Russo-Japanese War
From 1904 to 1905 the war was fought by Russia and Japan over their interests in China (particularly Manchuria) and Korea-areas of strategic importance to each country. Before fighting broke out Japan moved to settle the conflict, but the overture was rejected by Tsar Nicholas II -
The Revolution of 1905
The events of Bloody Sunday horrified Russians and sparked the Revolution of1905. Riots and strikes swpet the citites. Peasants looted and burned the homes of land owners. -
Bloody Sunday
Father Gapon and some peacful marchers were marching towards the palace with a banner of the Czar. They were planning on presenting a petition to Nicholas II, asking for better working conditions and more political freedom. When they were nearing the palace, guards started open shooting on the peacful protesters killing more than 100 marchers. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
When World War One started in August 1914, Russia responded by patriotically rallying around Nicholas II.
Military disasters at the Masurian Lakes and Tannenburg greatly weakened the Russian Army in the initial phases of the war. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
During the february revolution Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate the throne by the petrograd insurgents and a provincal government is installed in his place. -
The march revolution
In March 1917, riots and strikes erupted in Petrograd, the Russian capital. Angry crowds protested the war and the shortage of food.
