events leading up to the russian revolution

  • The great northern war

    The great northern war
    a conflict that russia, denmark, poland, and saxony, oposed sweeden. the result of this war was that russia became a major power in the baltic sea.
  • The Decembrist Revolt

    The Decembrist Revolt
    A small group of nobles tried to overthrow the czar. Czar nicholas stoped the uprising quickly. The five leaders were executed and most of the reat were sent to Siberia.
  • the assassination os alexander the second

    the assassination os alexander the second
    he was the emperor of rissia from 1885 until the day he died on march 13th 1881.
  • czar Nicholas abdicates the russian throne

    czar Nicholas abdicates the russian throne
    nicholas was weak willed and was not ready to run a huge empire.
  • the russo-japanese war

    the russo-japanese war
    the war was fought for a warm water port in the pacific ocean.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    a massacre occurs when soldiers fired into the crowd of people. they killed may people.
  • the revolition of 1905

    the revolition of 1905
    riots and strikes were in alot if cities so to stop the violence czar nicholas set up the duma.
  • the march revolution

    the march revolution
    the march revolution saw may changes in russia