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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. -
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Russian History
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The Decembrist Revolt
A small group of nobles and army officers tried to over throw the czar's goverment in December 1825. They hoped to set up a constitutional monarchy. czar nicholas I quickly crushed the uprising. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
Serf were freed on the same day abraham lincoln took his oath to office. even thogh serfs were freeed from slavery they were still treated badly. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
Alexander II of Russia, also known as Alexander the Liberator was the Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. He was also the King of Poland and the Grand Prince of Finland -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
Wasnt trained to become king. Led war against japan. -
The Russo-Japanese War
Japan invaded on russia on july 30th 1904.The Siege of Port Arthur cost the Japanese 57,780 killed, wounded, and missing. The Russians lost 31,306 killed, wounded, and missing. The remaining 23,491 Russian troops were taken into captivity, while their 868 officers were given the choice of joining their men or accepting a parole. -
Bloody Sunday
After Russia was defreated by japan some people of russia slowly started creating a peacful march. when they got to the Czar's home the guard started shooting. more then 100 people died. -
Revolution of 1905
Started with protest in december of 1904 and carried on into january 1905 where the revolution of 1905 began.The 1905 Russian Revolution was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. Some of it was directed against the government, while some was not. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies. It led to the establishment of limited constitutional monarchy, the State Duma of the Russian Empire, the multi-party system. -
World War I
World War One was to have a devastating impact on Russia. When World War One started in August 1914, Russia responded by patriotically rallying around Nicholas II.Nicholas II had a romantic vision of him leading his army. Therefore, he spent much time at the Eastern Front. This was a disastrous move as it left Alexandra in control back in the cities. She had become increasingly under the influence of the one man. seemingly had the power to help her son, Alexis, afflicted by haemophilia. -
The March Revolution
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union.
