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The Decembrist Revolt
The Russian Army Officers led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas I's assumption to the throne. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serf
He believed it was wrong to "own a person's soul" and ended serfdom in Russia -
Nicholas II becomes czar
Durring his reign Russia suffered by the loss of the Russo-Japanese war.
Abdicated the throne after he was forced to -
The Russo Japanese War
Russia wanted control of a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean for their navy and trade. Negotiations between Russia and Japan proved that they were not going to work. Russia did not win -
Bloody Sunday
Public outrage and a series of massive strikes in St. Petersburg.
Unarmed demonstraters were fired upon by soldiers -
The Revolution of 1905
A peaceful protest was started by a Russian Orthodox priest and brought people to protest about their lifestyle. Changed government -
WWI and Russia's Involvement
Russia marched into Berlin, Germany and started attacking them. As they were in Germany they were also making plans to rush towards Poland. Russia did not win -
The March Revolution
Major changes in Russia at this time
Things with government changed and leaders were now out of the country
Leaders changed -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
Army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers and forced Nicholas the II to abdicate the throne. His family fled near the Black Sea and stayed there during the strike. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government
Changed Russian government
Provisional government was introduced in Russia
Planned to procliam Russia as a republic -
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
Lenin was determined to lead his Bolsheviks to power by exploiting the war and how it affected Russian citizens and soldiers. He ordered an assult on the Winter Palace on October 25th -
Russian Civil War begins
Russia had a party war against each other
Red Army defeated White Armed Forces of South Russia
Many pro-independence movements emerged after the breka of the Empire -
Nicholas II and his family are executed
Nicholas II fled from Russia towards the Black Sea with his family
They were found and executed for leaving -
Vladimir Lenin dies and Joseph Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Lenin dies and Stalin becomes leader
Stalin brings many bad things to the Soviet Union
Total Communist nation and many deaths on Stalin's behalf
