The Russian Revolution

  • 1825 Decembrist Revolt

    1825 Decembrist Revolt
    soldiers went to protest against Nicholas I's assumption to the throne.
  • The Russo-Japanese War

    The Russo-Japanese War
    Japan made Russia get rid of its expansionist policy.
  • WWI Russian Involvement

    WWI Russian Involvement
    Russia thought Germany was a threat to their land. The war started for Russia when they invaded Prussia.
  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
    Petrograd demanded socialist reforms which made Nicholas have to give up his thone.
  • The March Revolution

    The March Revolution
    it was a revolution focused on Petrograd which changed to St. Petersburg. People in the Imperial parliament took control of the country when everything was bad.
  • The Russian Civil War Begins

    The Russian Civil War Begins
    The Bolsheviks defended the new Bolshevik government against those that did not like it.
  • The creation of the U.S.S.R.

    The creation of the U.S.S.R.
    The USSR stands for the Union of Socialist Republics which was created because the treaty was approved.
  • Vladmir Lenin's death

    Vladmir Lenin's death
    lenin had a stroke and died.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    Soldiers were shot and killed while walking up to the palace of Nicholas II about a petition.
  • Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia

    Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
    He took the throne after his father Alexander III died. After Bloody Sunday he loses his thone