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Romanov Dynasty

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  • Beginning of Romanov Dynasty

    mikhail Romanov elected Tsar by the national council, beginning the romanov dynasty

  • Peter The Great

    Rule of Peter (the great) first tsar to use the title emperor

  • New Capital

    St Petersbrug established as new captial

  • Expansion

    Romanov empire expanded to include Crimea, Ukraine, Georgia and some parts of poland

  • Napoleon invades

    Napoleon invades Russia the tsar Alexander ordered the burning of Moscow, resulting in Napoleons defeat

  • New tsar

    Russian army offices tried to force the new Tsar Nicholas to introduce political reform in the Decemberist uprising

  • Defeat

    Crimean war resulted in a humiliating defeat for russia

  • Emancipation

    Emancipation edict abolished serfdom in Russia

  • Assassination

    Alexander II asssassinated by terrorist group the peoples will

  • Nicholas II

    Rule of Nicholas II

  • Social party

    Russian Social democratic party split into Menshevick and Bolshicick factions

  • Japanese war

    Russo Japanese war resulted in the1905 revolution and the announcement of the October Manifesto

  • First World War

    Russia was involved in the first world war

  • Nicholas II abdicated

    March - Nicholas II abdicated and power was transformed to the provisional government.

  • Bolshevik Party

    October - Bolshevik Party seized power from the provisional government in a coup

  • Romanov Family Executed

    Romanov Family Executed in Ekaterinburg by Bolshevik agents as the russian civil war escllated