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The Decembrist Revolt
After the death of Alexander I the Norther Society(1821) tried to take over the confusion to stage a uprising. They convined some troops of St. Petersburg to refuse to take a loyal oath to NIcholas I. However this plan back fired. The rebellion was poorly organizedand easily taken care of. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
Czar Alexandeer thought serfdom wasnt good for the contry. So because of this Alexander gets rid of serfdom and nobles etc. THe nobles were NOT happy with this and hated him for it. -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
Nicholas II became Czar of russia In 1896. During a mobbed public celebration of the coronation near Moscow, thousands of people were stampeded to death. -
● The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
Both groups were for the destruction of capitalism and for the overthorw oth the Czarist reinge. The mensheviks, led by Martov, wanted a large loosely organised democratic party whos meber could and and differ on many points. They were propeared to work with the librals. The bolsheviks, led by Lenin, were hardline revolutionaries. Both of these consepts lead to them spliting up. One could not agree to the other. -
● The Russo-Japanese War
wsa a war between russia and japan over the warm water bay. Japan won. -
Bloody sunday
Bloody Sunday was the start of the Revolution in Russia. The events in St. Petersburg lead to public outrage and massive strikes. The riots moved along St. Petersburg and head toward the winter palace. 96 of the czar officers were killed and 333 injured. -
The Revolution of 1905
The revolution was sparked by some protests held on january 22nd(bloddy sunday) This lead to the boshiviks to start a revolutionary war in russia. -
World War I (Russia's Involvment)
After World War I started Russia responded by rallying around Nicholas II. Nicholas II had a romantic vision of him leading his army. Therefore, he spent much time at the Eastern Front. This was a bad move because it left Alexandra in control back in the cities. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
Czar NIcholas II was forced to abdicate the trone after stricks and revolts broke out in Petrograd. -
The March Revolution
The march Revolution was were many changes in russia happend in Russia for example March 4th : workers in the city’s largest factory (the Putilov engineering factory) demanded a 50% wage increase so that they could buy food. The management refused so the workers went on strike. -
Nicholas II and his family are executed
NIcholas and his family were taken down to the basement of the house they were staying at for what they though was a group picture. Men with machine guns and killed the whole family. then disposed of the bodies. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government
Kerensky belonged to the Socialist Revolutionaries, he was seen as a solid representative of the working class and made the leader. -
Valdimir and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
After the first attent fail, on October 25 Lenin ordered and attack on the Wintr place. The Bolshevik propaganda made it sound like it was a savge battle, there wasnt much bloodshed. The palace gave much without much force. This lead to russia to plunge in a civil war. -
The Russian Civil War begins
The civil war occurred because after November 1917, many groups had formed that opposed Lenin’s Bolsheviks. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, for a short time, foreign nations. Thsi cause a civil War to spread across Russia between the two parties and people. -
Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
After lenin died Stalin becomes the leader of the soviet union from 1929-1953. Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. Stalin ruled by terror. millions of his citisens died during when he was leader.
