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Alexander II
Alexander II crowned emperor -
Crimean War
Russia fights Britain, France, Sardinia, and Ottoman Empire in Crimean War; Russia forced to accept peace settlement dictated by its opponents. -
Treaty of Aigun
Treaty of Aigun signed with China; northern bank of Amur River ceded to Russia. -
Treaty of Beijing
Treaty of Beijing signed with China; Ussuri River region awarded to Russia. -
Alexander II emancipates serfs
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Army Reformed
Army reformed Russian radicals go to the people. -
Exchange
Kuril Islands yielded to Japan in exchange for southern Sakhalin Island. -
Ottoman Empire End
War with Ottoman Empire ends with Treaty of San Stefano independent Bulgaria proclaimed Russia forced to accept less advantageous terms of Congress of Berlin. -
Alezander II
Alexander II assassinated; Alexander III crowned emperor. -
Nicholas II
Nicholas II crowned emperor. -
Labor Party
Russian Social Democratic Labor Party established and holds first congress in March Vladimir Lenin one of organizers of party. -
Labor party Split
Russian Social Democratic Labor Party splits into Bolshevik and Menshevik factions. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday massacre in January begins Revolution of 1905, a year of labor and ethnic unrest; government issues so-called October Manifesto, calling for parliamentary elections. -
Russian Defeat
Russo-Japanese War ends with Russian defeat; southern Sakhalin Island ceded to Japan. -
First Duma
First Duma (parliament) elected. -
Pyotr Stolypin
Pyotr Stolypin, prime minister since 1906, assassinated. -
WWI
World War I begins. -
Revolution
February Revolution, in which workers riot in Petrograd; Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies formed; Provisional Government formed; Emperor Nicholas II abdicates; Petrograd Soviet issues Order Number One. -
Lenin Returns
Demonstrations lead to Aleksandr Kerenskiy's assuming leadership in government; Lenin returns to Petrograd from Switzerland. -
OUtlawed
Bolsheviks outlawed after attempt to topple government fails. -
Bolsheviks seize
Bolsheviks seize power from Provisional Government; Lenin, as leader of Bolsheviks, becomes head of state
