The Russian Revolution

  • The Decembrist Revolt

    The Decembrist Revolt
    Held in Imperial Russia and had three thousand soldiers
  • Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs

    Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
    Alexander thought slavery was inhuman in America, causing him to emancipate the serfs.
  • Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia

    Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
    His father died and he inherited the throne.
  • The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks

    The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
    Two sides to the social democratic party had different opinons causing them to spilt into twos.
  • The Russo-Japanese War

    The Russo-Japanese War
    Japan won many wars against Russia. It was the first Asian power to beat European power in the modern time.
  • The Revolution of 1905

    The Revolution of 1905
    Revolution started with just small protests in St.Petersburg
  • World War I (Russia's Involvment

    World War I (Russia's Involvment
    Russia invades East Prussia.
  • The March Revolution

    The March Revolution
    People of Russia became very angry and went on strike because workers wanted an increase in their wage.
  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
    Renounced the throne to his son Michael, but Michael refused the crown
  • Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace

    Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
    Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks took power, captured the Winter Palace, overthrowing the Provisional Government
  • Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government

    Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government
    The Provisional Government had to fix everything when Makhial, Nicholas II's son, refused to take throne in March seventeenth.
  • The Russian Civil War Begins

    The Russian Civil War Begins
    Russian Civil War was fought between the Red Army and the White Army.
  • Nicholas II and his Family becomes Excuted

    Nicholas II and his Family becomes Excuted
    In the morning NIcholas, his wife, children, and servents were herded into the cellar of their prison house and excuted
  • Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union

     Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
    Lenin dies and Stalin overrules everyone else to become the leader of the Soviet Union
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    There were twenty-six bystanders and protesters were shoot by soldiers of the British Army