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Russia
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Alexander I
He inherited the throne in 1801. He was open to liberal ideas and ease censorship, promoted education, and talked about freeing serfs. -
Alexander I
He withdrew these reforms because he feared he would lose nobles. He then joined the conservative powers. -
Decembrist Revolt
A group of army officers led an uprising, which picked up ideas while frighting. 150,000 people were exiled to Siberia. -
The People
Liberals demanded changes and students demonstrated reforms. -
Alexander II
Issues a royal decree to free serfs. Many peasants move to cities and took jobs in factories and buildings. He elected assemblies, zemstovos, which were responsible gor road repair, schools, and agriculture. He reduced the soldier term from 25 years to 15 years. He denied the education for women and jobs. -
March 1881
Terrorists hurled 2 bombs at Alexander II's carriage. The first bomb killed several guards, and the second bomb killed the czar, Alexander II. -
Alexander III
Increased power of secret police, restored strict cencorship, and exiled critics Siberia. He ordered Russification, which suppress cultures, and believed to have 1 language, Russian, and 1 church, the Russian Orthodox. He expanded to Ukrane, and the persecutions of Jew increased. He limit the Jews education and jobs. Pogroms were violent mobs which attacked Jews. -
Nicolas II
He had a finance minister, Count Serge Witte, who focused on economic devolopment. Witte encouraged railroad buildings to connect iron and coal mines with factories and transport good across Russia. The Trans-Siberian Railroad linked European Reussia to the Pacific, which was build from a loan from France. -
War with Japan
This was a humiliating defeat after another for Russia. -
Bloody Sunday
Fearing marchers, the czar fled to his palace and called soldiers. Gunfire rang out, hundreds dead or wounded in the snow. A woman said "The czar has deserted us! The shot away the Orthodox faith." This killed the people's faith and trust in the czar. -
Revolution of 1905
Stikes multiplied. In some cities, workers took over local governments. In the countryside, peasants revolt and demanded the land. Minority nationalists called autonomy from Russia. Terrorists target officials, and some assassians were cheered as heores by discontented Russians. -
October Manifesto
In this, the czar promised "freedom of person conscience, speech, assembly, and unions." He aggreed to summon Duma, and elected national legislature. No law would go onto effect without the aproveal of the Duma. -
Peter Stolypin
He was the prime minister, who arrests pogroms, and executions followed as the conservitive. He sought to restore order. He wanted reforms, not repression, introduce moderate land reforms for peasant support, strength xemstovos, and improved education. He was assasined in 1911 -
Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin)
He used alias or false name- Lenin. Lenin took power in a revolution that transformed Russia.
