Russia By BIG Shaqs Period: 1598 to 1613 The time of troubles 1613 Mikahail Romanov elected tsar by the National Council, beginning the Romanov dynasty Period: 1682 to 1725 Rule of Peter I, first tsar to use the title 'Emperor' 1703 St Petersburg established as the new capital Period: 1712 to 1814 Romanov empire expanded to include Crimea, Ukraine, Georgia and Poland 1812 Napoleon Invades Russia, Russians burn all crops 1825 Political reform introduced political reform in Decembrist Uprising Period: 1853 to 1857 Crimean war, Russian loses 1861 Emancipation edict abolished serfdom in Russia 1881 Alexander II killed by the Peoples Will Period: 1894 to 1917 Rule of Nicholas 1904 Strikes in St Petersburg 1905 Bloody Sunday creates unrest across Russian Empire 1905 Grand duke Sergei Alexandrovich assassinated 1905 Russian Soviet was established 1905 Unrest reached Russian military 1905 Some peasant groups made more public demands for autonomy 1905 @ million strikers across the empire and increasing terrorist activity, Nicholas released the October Manifesto.