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The Decembrist revolt
any of the russian revolutionaries who led an unsuccessful uprising on December 14,there was a trial of 289 decembrists and the ececution of 5 of them Pavel, Pestel, sergey muravyov-apostol, pyotro kakhovsky, mikhail bestuzhev-ryumin, and kondraty ryleyev. the rest of the decembrists were sent to siberia -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
dureing his rule there were no wars. the construction of the trans siberian railway began. encouraged development of trade and industry. and he was the most serene czar -
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, it became a federated part of the russian social democratic labour part -
The Russo-Japanese War
by 1904 russia and japan had endured serveral years of disputers over control of manchuria. throughout the war and peace talks americans public opinion largely sided with japan -
Bloody Sunday
in St petersburg russia unarmed demonstrators led by father georgy gapon were fired at by soldiers of the imperial guard they marched twards the winter palace to present a petition to tsar nicholas II of russia -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
when wold war one started russia responded by patriotcally rallying around nicholas II. military disasters at the masurian lakes and tannenburg greatly weekend the rusian army in the intial phases of war. sturmer said'' we can allow these wretches to take themselves out of existence and draw the sting of unrest and dray loyal troops'' -
czar nicholas II
over the corse of wwi russia endured major losses and was subjected to ectreme poverty and high inflation the russian public blaned nicholas for his poor millitary decisions and empress alexandra for her ill advised role in government. -
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
