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The Decembrist Revolt
A group of military staged a revolt against Czar Nicholas I. They wanted a free Russian state with a federal government and constitution instead of the government under the Czar. The revolt had far-reaching consequences for the Czar and the Russian people. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
They wanted dependence from the Russian Empire. Serfs were given the full rights of free citizens. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
He fell victim to an assassination plot in St. Petersburg. A man threw a bomb from far away and it burned, wounded, and eventually killed him. -
The Russo-Japanese War
Russia sought a warm water port on the pPacific Ocean for their navy and maritime trade and negotiations between Russia and Japan had proved to be impractical. They had a few disagreements with each other and Japan chose war to counter the Russian agression in Asia. -
Bloody Sunday
In St. Petersburg, Russia there were unarmed demonstrators marching to present a petition to Nicholas II were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard when approaching the city center and Winter Palace. The shooting led to the Russian Revolution but did not occur in the Palace Square. -
The Revolution of 1905
It was a mass of political and social unrest that spread through areas of the Russian Empire. It led to the establishment of limited constitutional monarchy, The State Duma of the Russian Empire, the multi-party system, and the Russian Constitution of 1906. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
Russians began rallying around Nicholas II and Rasputin was assassinated. The Duma set up a provisional government because soldiers from the front were being sent from the uprising. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
After he abdicated the Russian throne, he was imprisoned in the Alexander Palace. Nicholas II did not like his job and he and his family, were later executed so he couldn't be picked again to be at his job as Czar. -
The March Revolution
People began rioting in St. Petersburg, Russia because of food shortages. Nicholas did not have much support, so he abdicated his throne. Duma later set up a provisional government and the Soviet Union was then created in 1922.
