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The Decembrist Revolt
A group of nobles and army officers wanted to throw the Czar out of his power and get rid of the government he led. The group was poorly organized and lack of support so it fell through. Nicholas (Czar) executed 5 leaders and sent many to work camps in Siberia for uprising against him. The loyalty though of the people started declining, This event though built some more confidence in the people who wanted to throw the government. -
Nicholas ll becomes Czar of Russia
Alexander lll, Nicholas ll's father, died of kidney diesease on October 20, 1894. This day was the day Nicholas took over the thrown. He did not want to become Czar in fear he did not know what he was doing and that he would let the people down. He married that same year to a woman Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt (Commonly known as Alexandra). -
The Russo-Japanese War
The war broke up over dominace of Korea and Manchuria. Japan planned a suprise attack on Russia's naval squadron at Port Arthur. Then from then on Japan went to the Liaotung Peninsula where the biggest port was to Manchuria, and from there they cut off the Port Arthur garrison from the main body of Russian forces in Manchuria. The final battle took place in Mukden. Russia lost 89,000 men and Japan lost 71,000 men. Japan gained control of the Liaotung Peninsula and South Manchurian railroad. -
Bloody Sunday
Priest Georgy Apollonovich Gapon led many workers marching to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to demand there rights. Soilders stood outside the palace and then later shot into the crowd. Many were killed as well as many were wounded. This caused mass chaos such as riots and violence breaking out all over the country. Nicholas then set up a group called to the Dumas to reform the country back to its normal glory. -
Russia's Involvement in WW1
Czar Nicholas took Russia to war against Germany (there biggest threat) in 1914. Russia had one of the biggest armies in the world, but do to lack of transportation (roads and railways) they had some difficulty getting the men to were they needed to be, On August 22, 1914 hey tried attacking on the german army but they had not much sucess, which led the Russians to lose 20,000 men and 92,000 were captured. Then on the 6th day General Paul Von Rennenkampf told his men to withdraw. -
March Revolution
The workers were supposd to get 50% wage so they could buy and afford food, but the management refused. This led the workers to go on strike. March 8th 30,000 workers were locked out of work and were not paid so they could not afford food. People were starving and violence and riots broke out. The Duma tried to get Nicholas to use the emergency food supply but he refused. Riots were shot down by police men who were taking oders from Nicholas. All anyone wanted to do was just plead with Nicholas. -
Russian Civil War begins
There was a group kind of like a political party called the Bolsheviks that Lenin formed. Groups formed that were agianst Lenin and his Bolsheviks. The ones who opposed to the Bolsheviks looked to the western power for help. Lenin built his army and forced men to join the Bolsheviks to become stronger and more powerful. The white army was also known as the Mensheviks. They had no leader or leadership roles to carry out and the group was very disorganized. The red army won. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
In 1914 Nicholas led his country to a very devastating war once again. This left the people and the army of his country in ruins and starving. The soliders becam war-weary. Then an army of Petrograd joined with striking workers while demanding social reforms. Nicholas had nothing left to do but resign from his throne. -
The Creation of USSR
The USSR was standing for a communist party. The USSR stands for union of soviet socialist republics. -
Vladimir Lenin's death
Vladimir's body was embalmed and placed in a mausoleum near the Moscow Kremlin. Died at the age of 53 suffering 3 massive strokes. He asked stalin to poison him so he would be put out of his misery, but he could not bare to do it. His brain was taken out of his skull and sliced into 30,963 ways to be examined. Since the death of Lenin Stalin then rose to become one of the most powerful leaders of Russsia.
