Russian History; Key Events and Individuals By bethanymartha May 2, 1853 Crimean War May 2, 1855 Alexander II begins reign May 2, 1861 Bexdna, Kazan - 70 peasants shot dead May 2, 1861 Young Russia May 2, 1862 Arson Attacks in St Petersburg May 2, 1866 Assassination Attempt on Alexander II, Kazan, Karakozov - reforms revoked May 2, 1867 Das Kapital May 2, 1872 Das Kapital translated into Russian May 2, 1873 The Peoples Will May 2, 1875 Odessa - Union for Industrial Workers May 2, 1878 Vera Zauslich May 2, 1878 St Petersburg - Unions for Industrial workers May 2, 1880 Golovin - education May 2, 1881 Alexander Alexander III begins reign May 2, 1881 Safeguard system in operation May 2, 1889 Land captains - act above law May 2, 1893 famine May 2, 1899 Land and Liberty Split May 2, 1903 social democrat split May 2, 1904 Russo-Japanese War May 2, 1904 Plehve assassinated May 2, 1905 Sergei assassinated May 2, 1905 Bloody Sunday May 2, 1905 October Manifesto Apr 2, 1906 First Duma - April - June May 2, 1906 Fundamental laws May 2, 1906 Stolypin Feb 1, 1907 Second Duma; February - June Nov 2, 1907 Third Duma; November 1907-June 1912 May 2, 1917 Kornolov Nov 2, 1917 Fourth Duma; November 1917 - August 1914