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The Decembrist Revolt
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Result: Goverment victory Decembrists deported to Siberia
Small group of nobles and army officers tried to overthrow czar's governemt. Nicholas I crushed and sent people to Siberia. Sent 150,000 to kill. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
More than 23 million people were given liberty. Serfs were granted full rights of free citizens. They were able to buy land off landlords. Household serfs were freed but gained no land. -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
Nicholas II was the last czar of Russia. He led the Russo-Japanese War -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
Abdicated when he lost the Russo-Japenese War and sent Russia to war against Germany in WW II which led to many deaths and poverty. This made people angy because they didn't want to be in war. -
The Russo-Japanese War
Caused by Russian Expansion. Nicholas II hoped for victory because it would make him a popular hero. Men and supplies had to travel one week on train to get to battle field. Russia loses and Nicholas II becomes more unpopular. -
Boody Sunday
Father Gapon led 200,000 workers to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Czar ordered soldiers to fire at unarmed crowd of people. 100 died and 3000 were wounded -
Revolution of 1905
Wave of political and social mass and spread throughout the Russian Empire. Much of the revolt was unorganized. Led to establishment of a limited constirutional monarchy- created by the Duma and eventual drafting of a Russian constitution. -
World War I (Russian Involvement
Russia was not prepared for war. There were food and supply shortages. Soldierd had to wait for comrades to be shot to have arifle and ammunition. Russia was near and economic collapse. By 1917 1,300,000 men were killed. -
March Revolution
Russians were angry because of the shortages and deaths from WW I, People were killed which angered them more. The Duma disobeyed the czar and were in chaos. They decided to make a temporary government (the Provisional Government) to take place of Nicholas II, -
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government
Becomes leader after Nicholas II abdicated throne. -
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
Bolsheviks stormed into Winter Palace and was defended by women and young boys. They killed 10 people. Bosheviks took control of Petrograd and Moscow. By November 8, Petrograd seemed back to normal but the rest of Russia was still in chaos. -
Nicholas II and his family are executed
Him, his wife, son, four daughters were killed. There were no survivors. There bodies were buried near Moscow. -
The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolshevik
Bolsheviks led by Leon Trosky and are communist. Mensheviks are czarist sopporters. -
The Russian Civil War Begins
Reds: Bolsheviks (communists)
Whites: Mensheviks and are sopported by other countries.
Reds win. -
Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Lenin died because of series of strokes. He was buried in Red Square outside KRemlin in Moscow. Millions of people visit his body.
