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Russia

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  • Russo-Japanese War

    Russo-Japanese War

    A war fought in 1904–1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims. In winning the war, Japan emerged as a world power. Note: President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States was largely responsible for bringing the two sides together and working out a treaty.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

    1905 in St Petersburg, Russia, where unarmed demonstrators led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
  • Tsar Nicolas II of Russia claims right to legislate by decree

    Tsar Nicolas II of Russia claims right to legislate by decree

    restricts the power of the Duma (Russian Parliament)
  • First World War erupts in Europe

    First World War erupts in Europe

    Russia & Germany declare war on each other
  • Russian Revolution Begins

    Russian Revolution Begins

  • Russia got World's First Communist Government

    Russia got World's First Communist Government

    Lead by Lenin, communists took over the vital city of St Petrograd and removed the Provisional Government from power.
  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Peace treaty
  • Treaty of Tartu

    Treaty of Tartu

    peace treaty
  • The Kronstadt rebellion

    The Kronstadt rebellion

    was a major unsuccessful uprising against the Bolsheviks
  • USSR Established

    USSR Established

    treaty founding soviet union