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The Decembrist Revolt occurred on December 26, 1825 to protest Tsar Nicholas 1 to the throne after the death of his father Alexander .
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Nicholas was the last Emperor of Russia ruling from November 1 1894 to march 15 1917. During his power Russia saw the collapse of the Russian Empire the foremost great power of the world during that time.
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The Russo-Japanese War was a war between Russian Empire against the Empire of Japan for rival ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.
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In St. Petersburg, Russia on February 22, 1905 unarmed demonstrators led by father Georgy Gapon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they were marching towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas 2nd.
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Entering the WW1 Russia had the biggest army with 1,400,000 soldiers but when fully mobilized they expanded to about 5,000,000 soldiers, but Russia only had enough rifles for 4.6 million soldiers
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Nicholas was forced to abdicate the throne. He led Russia into World War 1. Him and his family were held at the Czarskoye Selo Palace as "guest" they were a tually prisoners. On July 16 they were led into a basment for a "picture" but they were actuallty led down there for their death were they were shot to death
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the night of October 25 1917 Lenin ordered the Bolsheviks to raid the Winter Palace.
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On January 21, 1924 Lenin died of old age after having three strokes previously.
