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The Decembrist Revolt
The army officials and many soldiers took a stand against Nicholas I. Because of the occurance in December, these rebels were referred to as Decembrists. The square it took place in was changed to Decembrist Square, but in 2008 it was changed back to it's original name. -
Czar Alexander II emancipates the serfs
The czar made an emacipation manifesto to free the serfs. By doing this, he gave 23 million people liberty. Unfortunately, his son changes that. -
Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia
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The Russo Japenese War
This was the first great war of the 20th century. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean for their navy and maritime trade. This lead to war. -
The Revolution of 1905
This was a time of rage for the russains. Some people directed their rage to the government, while some didn't have a reason. There was worker strikes and peasent unrests. -
Bloody Sunday
Unarmed people were presenting a petition to Czar Nicholas II. They were fired upon from soldiers. This occured in St. Petersburg. -
The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups
The social Democratic Part split into 2 groups. The mensheviks and the bolsheviks. -
World War I
This war was centered in Europe. More than 9 million soldiers and 7 million citizens died as a result. Some countries joined the war to fight along with some other countries to form allies. The trigger to this war was the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russain throne
This Czar was not ready to abdicate the throne, nor did he really want to. He was forced to do this after there was strikes in St. Petersburg (Petrograd back then). He was the last Czar of Russia. -
The March Revolution
People were angry. The first World War had caused many deaths and there was a shortage of food supply. There was strikes that caused many others to join in. -
Lenin & Bolshevicks capture the Winter Palace
Lenin was determined to lead the bolshevicks to power. He wanted the bolshevicks to lead Russia. Because of this, he strted this revolution. -
The Russain Civil War begins
The Russain Civil War happened right after all of the revolutions that took place. The Red army and White army fought. The red army defeated the white army in Ukraine. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes leader of the provisional government
Kerensky becomes leader of the provisional government after the February revolution. After this, he became the 2nd prime minister until the bolshevicks overthrew him. -
Nicholas II & his family are executed
Nicholas II and his family thought they were getting their family picture taken when they headed to the basement with some others. Some of the children were carrying pounds of diamonds in their clothes, so that helped a bit to protect themselves from the bullets. But this did not protect them for long. -
Lenin dies and Stalin becomes leader of Soviet Union
When Lenin died, Stalin rose to fame.Some connections of his helped him get high positions in the government. Before he became leader of the USSR, he was chief of the Bolshevicks in caucasus.
