Timeline: Russia in Chekhov's Time | Timetoast

Feb 18, 1855

Death of Nicholas I
Period: Feb 19, 1855 to Mar 1, 1881

Reign of Alexander II
Period: Jan 29, 1860 to Jul 12, 1904

Chekhov's Life
Mar 3, 1861

[Serf] Emancipation Manifesto

The abolishment of serfdom under Alexander II.
Jul 13, 1878

Treaty of Berlin

Final act of the Congress of Berlin, a month-long event that left Russia in a worse place
Period: Mar 2, 1881 to Oct 20, 1894

Reign of Alexander III
Mar 13, 1881

Assassination of Alexander II

Even though he was much more liberal than his predecessor, some thought he still was not left-wing enough. He was killed by a bomb thrown by a member of "The People's Will," a radical organization
Period: May 31, 1891 to Jul 21, 1904

Initial Contruction fhe Trans-Siberian Railway

http://www.transsiberianexpress.net/trans-siberian-railway-history.html Candevish, Richard. "The Trans-Siberian Railway Completed," History Today 54.7 (2004). Web. http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/trans-siberian-railway-completed
Jan 31, 1904

Three Sisters debuts at Moscow Art Theatre
Jan 9, 1905

Bloody Sunday

The beginning of the Revolution of 1905