The Russian Revolution

  • The Decebrist Revolt

    The Decebrist Revolt
    In 1825, upspring in Russia in which a small group of nobles and army officers tried to overthrow th czar's government.
  • Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs

    Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
    In 1861, Alex II Emancipates the serfs, because he thought it was unhuman like to tie them down to a lord. He taught serfs should be able to have freedoms like everyone else. Later on America emancipates the slavery policy.
  • Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government

    Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government
    Nobody liked the provisional government. Many people wanted to over throw the governemnt, becuase this, Alex made a police force that were very cruel and very harmful. This made people fear them, until it was overthrown by the Bolsheviks.
  • Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia

    Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
    Nicholas was a powerful, yet cruel ruler. Many people discuraged him. Russia was hummilated under his rule, losing many battles, like the Russian-jaspanees war. Nicholas was know as, Nicholas the Bloody, because of the Khodynka Tragedy, the anti-Semitic pogroms, Bloody Sunday, the 1905 Revolution, his execution of political opponents, and his pursuit of military campaigns.
  • The Russo-Japanese War

    The Russo-Japanese War
    Russia and Japan had many arguments over who had control over Manchuria.
  • The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks

    The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
    After the 1912 split, the General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia became a federated part of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.
  • World War I (Russian Involvement)

    World War I (Russian Involvement)
    Russia entered the first world war with the largest amount of troups. Everyone feared them because the amount of people they had. The Russian Ministry of War was lead by General Sukhomlinov. Russia also attacked Tannenberg. Russias artilery bomberded Galicia.
  • The March Revolution

    The Russian people were ferious at the governments decision about the first world war. They lost mant lives, and while the world was fighting the people who werent had to stave becaus eof the food sortage. Many people demanded a rasie and many people demanded to bring the Russians back home.
  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
    Nicholas, was forced to abdicate Russia because how powerful he was. For this he was known Nicholas the Bloody.
  • Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace

     Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
    Lenin was determained to bring his people to full power. He tried to rally the people to get them to charge the headquarters of Profvisional government, but failed.
  • The Russian Civil War begins

    The Russian Civil War begins
    The Russia Civil war tore apart Russia for 3 years! This was because a group called the Whites, Opposed Lenins Bolsheviks, the Reds and the two fought it out, After the war the Reds had one and they joined back together forming one but did not agree with eachother for a while.
  • Nicholas II and his family are executed

    Nicholas II and his family are executed
    Nicholas was executed, along with his family because Nicholas was a bad czar.
  • Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union

    Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
    No body likes Stalin because he is a evil and cruel ruler. Also he gets into many wars.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    IN Bogside area of Derry, 26 civil rights people got shot by British soldiers. 13 of the 26 were males and half were teenagers just protesting. This was a innecent massacure and was strongly discuraged. British invetigaters, inverstigated to findout what actually happened.
  • The Revolution of 1905

    The Revolution of 1905
    There was a uprise spread threw the whole Russian Empire. There were four major problems that led to this revolution. These are the agrarian problem, the nationality problem, the labor problem, and the educated class as a problem. These problems brought a lot of stress and anger to the Russian people and they decided to do something about it.