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Russian Revolution

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  • Decembrist Revolt

    Decembrist Revolt
    • Revolt against Nicholas I's assumption of the throne
    • Senate Square was renamed Decembirst Square after the revolt
    • About 3,000 soldiers took place in the revolt

  • Emancipation of Serfs

    Emancipation of Serfs
    • Serfs were servants that were under complete control of their land owners
    • Alexander proposed 17 legislative acts in hopes to free serfs
    • Unfortunately, these changed did not go smoothly due to protests from the liberals and radicals

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    • This day is known to have had a masacre of unarmed peaceful protestors in St. Petersburg
    • A crowd of 300,000 people were present
    • Official records say 96 were killed and about 330 were injured but it is possible that up to 4,000 were actually killed

  • Revolution of 1905

    Revolution of 1905
    • mass movement of political and social unrest
    • First main even took place on Bloody Sunday
    • Father Georgi Gapon formed the Assembly of Russian Workers to go against their terrible work conditions

  • Russia Enters WWI

    Russia Enters WWI
    • Nicholas II entered Russia in WWI
    • Had the largest army in the world with 1,400,000 soldiers
    • Commanded by Rennenkampf

  • Rasputin Murdered

    Rasputin Murdered
    • Saved youngest son from bleeding to death due to hemophilia
    • Supposed faith healer
    • The legend between Rasputin's murder includes poison, stabbing, shooting and drowning. He wouldn't die.

  • March Revolution

    March Revolution
    • 90 000 textile workers protested the shortage of bread and fuel
    • The Czar attempted to ban protesting
    • Some people believe the protests were against the Czar's "helper" Rasputin

  • Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates

    Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates
    • End of Romanov dynasty
    • Nicknamed Bloody Nicholas because of all the tragic death, including Bloody Sunday, during his reign
    • Made first step into WWI
    • Murdered by the Bolsheviks

  • Bolshevik Revolution

    Bolshevik Revolution
    • After WWI the destruction and overall mood created a want for revolution.
    • The Red Guards took over post and telegraph offices, electric works, railroad stations, and the state bank.
    • After some time the Bolsheviks under Lenin took control over the Provisional Government and the Bolshevik Regime began.

  • Murder of Romanovs

    Murder of Romanovs
    • The family was under house arrest near St. Petersburg
    • The Bosheviks needed to get rid of the Romanovs because they were in the way from their ruling
    • The mystery of Anastasia branched from their murder

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    • The Treaty of Versailles stated what should happen to Germany after WWI
    • David Lloyd George of Britain, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson of America decided what the treaty should contain -territorial, military, financial and general points were put into the treaty of what should happen to Germany

  • USSR Formed

    USSR Formed
    • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
    • made of fifteen constituent republics
    • Today's current Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

  • Lenin Dies

    Lenin Dies
    • Created the USSR
    • First Leader of the Soviet Union
    • Led the Bolsheviks to ruling Russia

  • Stalin Takes Power/ Death of Trotsky

    Stalin Takes Power/ Death of Trotsky
    • Stalin's real name was Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
    • Stalin ordered assassination of Trotsky in Mexico in 1940
    • The new leader after Lenin was not expected to be Stalin because he was considered dangerous