events leading up to the russian revolution

By josiekathleen

  • The Great Northern War

    The Great Northern War
    An allience was formed by Denmark, Russia, Poland, and Saxony and they all attacked Sweden. Sweden defeated Denmark and and Russia in that first year, but Poland and Saxony spent about 7 years fighting with Sweden

  • The Decembrist Revolt

    The Decembrist Revolt
    There were military officals staged against Tsar Nicholas I. The rebels were liberals who were thretented by the new ruler's veiws, but they were defeted by the tsar's forces. The result in this revolt was Nicholas I implemented several new regulations to prevent the spread of liberal movement.

  • Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs

    Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
    Tsar Alexander II Emancipates asked in frount of Moscow to consider emancipation of the serfs. He thought it would be better to begin the abolish selfdom from above instead of waiting it to rise from below.

  • The Assassination of Alexander II

    The Assassination of Alexander II
    He was killed in the streets of St.Petersburg by a bomb. It was thrown form one of the revolutionary " peoples will" group.

  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
    Nicholas was crowned on May 26, 1894. He wasn't trained nor inclined to to rule and that didn't help the autocracy in the area that was desprite for change.

  • The Russo-Japanese War

    The Russo-Japanese War
    It was started over by who would claim domance in Korea and Manchuria. Russia then pressured China to grant a lease for the Port Arthur.

  • bloody sunday

    bloody sunday
    A group led by the racial priest was marching over to the czar's, Nicholas, winter palce in St.Pertersburg to make demands. A fire was started on the demonstrators killing hundreds. Riots broke out thorught Russia.

  • The Revolution of 1905

    The Revolution of 1905
    It started with peaceful protests on Januarry 22nd. 150,000 people were out in the cold protesting about there lifestyle. They made it clear that they wanted Nicholas to help them.

  • Russias involvement in WW1

    Russias involvement in WW1
    Russia did not do well in World War 1. They didn't have enough food or guns and was badly led. They envaded Germany but the they pushed the Russian forces back. They pulled out of the war in 1917.

  • The March Revolution

    The March Revolution
    This revolution forced the czar to abdicate, established freedom to the press, and granting blanket amnesty to political prisonors in Siberia