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October Manifesto
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Nicholas II started the October Manifesto a liberal scheme proposed by Witte. It grants civil liberties, the need for Duma consent before passing laws and a widening of the Duma electorate to include all Russians mass celebrations follow political parties form and rebels return, but acceptance of the Manifesto pushes the liberals and socialists apart. The St. Petersburg soviet prints its first issue of the newsheet Izvestia; street fighting -
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February Revolution
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The February Revolution was one of the first important events of the Russian revolution and it was caused by multiple different factors. The revolt happened very quickly and is thought to have no planning ahead of time. Townspeople in St. Petersburg and rioted, and multiple troops started to flee from the city while the other troops were away at war. The czar ended up -
February Revolution over
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This was the date that the February Revolution officially ended. It was because of soldiers joining the rebels, and in about twenty four hours all of the soldiers in the Petrograd (modern day St. Petersburg) garrison had joined in the fighting in the February Revolution. The help of the soldiers ensured the rebels success. -
Tsar abdicates his throne
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Nicholas the second, the czar, abdicates his throne. Most of the population of Russia, especially St Petersburg, disliked him since he sent the country into the World War 1, and ended up to be costly with very few things gained from joining the battle. Since the economy was bad, a lot of the population was starving, and they revolted against him. -
Kornilov Affair
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The Kornilov affair. Believing Russia to be at the mercy of the Soviet, right wing hero Kornilov marches to Petrograd to restore a strong government and crush the socialists. He has the support of many but not, as he believes Kerensky who turns against the coup and denounces the Genera. -
Decree on Peace
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Vladimir Lenin introduced the Soviet State’s ideas for foreign policy with his Decree on Peace. Lenin made sure to have a permanent end to the war. The Soviet ideas were extremely different from the previous Tsar’s ideas, and Lenin used this as an opportunity to spread his socialist ideals. Click on the link to be able to read what the Decree of Peace said. -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, a peace treaty at Brest-Litovsk between Russia and the central powers (Germany, Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria) is signed and takes Russia out of World War I. Even without the treaty, the treaty was basically non existent by the end of the year it gave the bolsheviks some relief because they were in the middle of the russian civil war. -
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Russian Civil War Begins
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It was a multi party war between the Bolshevik red army and white army. Many foreign armies were against the red army. The Red army had the Germans. Causes of Civil War were challenges the the bolsheviks, some of Czechs prisoners were being taken across russia and being mutinied, and world opposition to world revolution. It was a war full of blood. -
Czar Nicholas II's family executed
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Nicholas II was the last emperor of Russia, great prince of Finland. he ruled from 1984 until he was killed in 1918. Under his rule, Russia was defeated in the Russo- Japanese war, including the almost total annihilation of the Russian fleet at the Battle of Tsushima. As head of state, he approved the Russian mobilization of August 1914.
