The Russian Revolution

By omanlau

  • The Decembrist Revolt

    The Decembrist Revolt
    Took place in Imperial Russia- Senate Square Saint Petersburg- army officers led 3,000 soldiers in protest against Nicholas I because he assumed the throne would be his after his brother Constantine removed himself from the line of succession

  • Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia

    Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
    Czar of Russia until March 15, 1917- the oldest son of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia

  • The Russo- Japanese War

    The Russo- Japanese War
    It was "the first war of the 20th century"- Lasted until September 5, 1905- took place in Manchuria, Yellow Sea, and Korean Peninsula- the result of the war is Japanese victory

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    Took place in St. Petersburg, Russia- unarmed demonstrators were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Czar Nicholas II

  • World War 1

    World War 1
    Started July 28, 1914 and ended November 11, 1918- located in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, China and off of the coast of South and North America- More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war

  • The March Revolution

    The March Revolution
    Part of Wold War I that began in 1914- the first Russian Revolution- forced the czar to abdicate, established freedom of the press, and granted an official pardon to polical prisoners in Siberia (including terrorists)

  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
    Enemies nicknamed him Bloody Nicholas after Bloody Sunday- he was forced abdication on March 15 1917- he was the last emperor of Russia

  • The Russian Civil War begins

    The Russian Civil War begins
    A multi-party war in the Russian Empire- after the Russian Revolutions of 1917- Red Army, fighting for the Bolshevik form of socialism, against the loosly allied forces known as the White Army, including monarchism, capitalism, and alternative forms of socialism

  • The creation of the USSR

    The creation of the USSR
    the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) - commonly known as the Soviet Union

  • Vladimir Lenin's death

    Vladimir Lenin's death
    Served as head of government of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1917 and of the Societ Union from 1922 until his death