Russian History; Key Events and Individuals

  • Crimean War

  • Alexander II begins reign

  • Bexdna, Kazan - 70 peasants shot dead

  • Young Russia

  • Arson Attacks in St Petersburg

  • Assassination Attempt on Alexander II, Kazan, Karakozov - reforms revoked

  • Das Kapital

  • Das Kapital translated into Russian

  • The Peoples Will

  • Odessa - Union for Industrial Workers

  • Vera Zauslich

  • St Petersburg - Unions for Industrial workers

  • Golovin - education

  • Alexander Alexander III begins reign

  • Safeguard system in operation

  • Land captains - act above law

  • famine

  • Land and Liberty Split

  • social democrat split

  • Russo-Japanese War

  • Plehve assassinated

  • Sergei assassinated

  • Bloody Sunday

  • October Manifesto

  • First Duma - April - June

  • Fundamental laws

  • Stolypin

  • Second Duma; February - June

  • Third Duma; November 1907-June 1912

  • Kornolov

  • Fourth Duma; November 1917 - August 1914