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Decembrist Revolt
The Decemberist Revolt was where a group of nobels led an uprising in protest of Nicholas I taking over the throne instead of his brother. This plan lacked organization and support. The soldiers during this were called Decemberists becasue the month they were uprising in was December. -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
Nicholas was not very popular when he became the Czar of Russia. He didn;t act like other leaders and didn't like to necessarly do work as the leader of Russia. He became the czar after his fther died and his wife Alexandra became czarist with him. -
The Russo-Japanese War
Russia and Japan fought a war over control of Manchuria and Korea. Japan won the war despite having more troops than Russia. This war eventually led to the Russian Revolution -
World War I (Russian involvement)
Nicholas spent a lot of time in the Eastern Front in World War I. He failed at attacking and lost. After the loss, he was later abdicated. -
The March Revolution
The March revolution was a march that was started by demonstrors that were wanting bread. They started to gather more people and soon it led to tkaing over police stations. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the throne
Going along with the Russian struggles in WWI there was an uprising and the army joined the striking workers. The czar pretty much has no choice but to abdicate his throne and then get arrested by the Bolshevik controlled soviets. -
The Russian Civil War Begins
Disagreement over the treaty of Brest-Litovsk leads to a split between the Mensheviks and the Bolshovviks. The Bolsheviks were the Whites and the Menshaviks were the Red. -
The creation of the USSR
This happened after the Bolsheviks won the Russian Civil War. Lenin became supreme leader of the state, and stablished the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or the USSR. This consisted of Russia, as well as many smaller republics like the Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and the Baltics. -
Vladimir Lenin’s death
Vladimir Lenin died of a brain hemorrhage. Petrograd was named after him, Leningrad. After he died, Joseph Stalin took over for him. -
Bloody Sunday
The Czar opened up the gates and the guards fired at the protesters outside the palace. About 1,000 people died because of this. The people in Russia planned to find a way to make the economy more equal. Because of this "Bloody Sunday" Nicholas II got the nickname "Bloody NIcholas"
