The Russian Revolution

  • The Decembrist Revolt

    The Decembrist Revolt

    took place in the Senate Square in St. Petersburg. In 1925, to mark the centennial of the event
  • Nicholas II becomes czar

    Nicholas II becomes czar

    As the ruler of Russia, Nicholas resisted calls for reform and sought to maintain czarist absolutism
  • The Russo-Japanese War

    The Russo-Japanese War

    The first great war of the 20th century
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

    The citizens were uprising and Nicholas II gave orders for the military to shoot them
  • World War 1

    World War 1

    Russia joined WW1 because germany broke the pact and invaded Russia
  • Czar Nicholas II Abdicated theThrone

    Czar Nicholas II Abdicated theThrone

    Nicholas was scared he was losing control so he stepped down from power
  • The March Revolution

    The March Revolution

    the citizens revolted due to a lack of food
  • Russian Civil War

    Russian Civil War

    The civil war occurred because after November 1917, many groups had formed that opposed Lenin’s Bolsheviks
  • Creation of the USSR

    Creation of the USSR

    In post-revolutionary Russia, the USSR is established
  • Vladamir Lenin's Death

    Vladamir Lenin's Death

    died of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 54