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The Decemrist Revolt
Russian army officers led 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas I. It took place Senate Square and St. Petersburg. The uprsing was eventually. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
Durning his regin Alexander II passed some very important reforms. One of the most important though was the Emancipation reofrm of 1861. This was one of the first and most umportant of them, it declared all serfs have all the same and equal rights as normal citizens. This was aorund 23 million serfs that now have the same equal freedom. -
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Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia
Nicholas II was Czar of Raussia for about 22 years (November 1, 1894 - March 15, 1917). Although he had a short regin, a lot happened durning the time he was Czar. For one, the Russo- Japsnse War. This was an embarssing defeat for Russia. Almost the entire Russian Baltic Fleet was lost at the Battle of Tsushima amoung over devastaing loses. Also under his regin was Russia's envolment in WWI. Durning WWI almost 3.3 million Russians were killed. Nicholas II then abdicated the throne in 1917. -
Social- Democratic Labor Party
The Social Democratic Labor Party split in 1904 after an argument between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov. The group slpit into the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks. -
The Revolution of 1905
The Russian Revolution of 1905 was large political and social unrest that was aimed at the government. Some of things the people did was: worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies. The Revolution led to limited constitutional monarchy, the State Duma of the Russian Empire, the multi-party system, and the Russian Constitution of 1906. -
Bloody Sunday
In January 1905 unarmed protesters led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard. This became know as Bloody Sunday. -
Russia's involement In WWI
Russia's involement in WWI was very short, they officaly joined the war on August 17, 1914. Russia rallying around Nicholas II fought devastating loss after devastating loss, with practically no food, guns, or any supply at all. Russia offically signs a preliminary armistice with Germany on December 17, 1917. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes leader of the provisional government.
After Nicholas II left the throne, a provisional government was put into place. The person in charge, Alexander Kerensky. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
Nicholas II was Czar of Russia for about 22 years. (November 1 - March 15 1917) Threw the years he Czar he was involed in two differnt wars, The Russo- Japan war and World War I. And also a reble in St. Petersburg known as Bloddy Sunday. Nicholas II was the Czar of Russia till March 15, 1917 when he abdicated his throne. -
Bolsheviks captrue the Winter Palace
On October 25, 1917, led by Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks attacked Winter Palace. The battle was pretty much bloodless and the Bolsheviks faced little resistance. -
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Russian Civil War
The main parties durning the Russian civil war were the Bolshevik (Red Army) and the menshevik (White Army). It lasted for about 4 years eventually ended in a menshevik defeat. -
Nicholas II executed
On July 17, 1918 the Romanov family lined up for a family portrait, but what they got was much more. They were all murdered by members of the Ural Soviet, this exetution was ordered by Vladimir Lenin and Yakov Sverdlov becuase they did not want the White Army to rescue them. -
Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Up until January 21 of 1924 Vladimir Lenin was the leader of Russia. But on that day he died of a storke. Then after his death Josef Stalin rose to be the leader of the USSR.
