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Alexander III
Alexander III succeeded his father, Alexander II and halted all reforms in russia. like his grandfather Nicholas I, Alexander III clung to the principles of Autocracy, a from of government where he had total power. -
industries
Nicholas most capable minister launched a program to move the country forward. To finance the buildup of russian countries, the government sought forgein investors and raised taxes. -
The Trans-siberian Railway.
in begun in 1891 it was completed until 1916. it was the longest rail line.it was connected European Russia in the west with Russian ports on the Pacific Ocean in the east. -
Nicholas II
Nicholas continud the tradition of Russian autocrazy.Unfortunately it blinded him to the conditions of his times. -
V.I Lenin
Lenin fled to western europe to avoid arrest by the czarist regime.from there he maintained contact with other Bolsheviks. Lenin then waited until he could safely return to Russia. -
Russian Marxists
Russian Marxists split into two groups over revolutionary tactics. The more moderate mensheviks wanted a broad base of popular support for the revoluiton. -
Crises in Russia
Russia faced a series of crises. it was during 1904 and 1917. These events showed the czar's weakness and paved the way for revolution. -
Bloody Sunday
about 20000 workers and their families approached the czar's winter Palace in St.petersberg. They carried a petition asking for better wrking conditions,more personal freedom, and an elected national legislative. Nicholas II's ordered the soldiers ti fire on the crowd. more than 1000 were woonded and several hundred were killed. -
Freedom
Nicholas reluctantly promised more freedom. he approved the creation of the Duma. Russia's first parliament. -
"all power to the soviets"
Lenin and the Bolsheviks soon gained control of the Petrograd soviet, as well as the soviets in other in other major Russian cities. by the fall of 1917 people in the cities were rallying to the call "all power to the soviets' -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
in 1918 germany and Russia signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Russia surrended a large part of its territory to germany and its allies. The treaty triggered widespread anger among many Russians. -
V.I. Lenin die
Lenin suffered a stroke in 1922. He survived but the incident set in motion competition for heading up the Communist party. but he die in 1924. -
Farms and Factories
by 1928 Russia's farmrs and factories were producing as much as they had before World War I. All of this was thanks to the new policies.this was because Lenin decided to restored the New Economic Policy.. -
"man of steel"
Stalin means "man of steel" Joseph Stalin was cold , hard, and impersonal. Stalin began his ruthless climb to the head of the government. in 1922 as secretary of the Communist party. he worked behind the scenes to move his supporters into positions of power. by 1928 he was in total command of bthe Communist party. -
Stalin against of the Communist Party
Stalin turned against members of the Communist Party. in 1937 he launched the Great Purge, a campaing of terror directed at eliminating anyone who threatened his power.
