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1825 Decembrist Revolt
Russian Revolutionaries, lead by a group of nobels, led an uprising in the protest of Nicholas l taking the thrown over his brother Constantine. This whole attempt failed due to a lack of support and poor organization. Because the rebellion was disorganized and easily surpressed, the colenel fled. It resulted in the trial of 289 Decembrists. This event helped to show the lack of loyalyt in the czar, but provided inspiration for the future generations to fix upon the errors made, -
Part 2: Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia
The events of Bloody Sunday, the Japan attacks, and Russia's involvment in WWI is what started the fuse to ignite the qustioning of the government as it stands leading to the journey towards the Russian revolution. -
Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia
Nicholas the II took over the leadership role of czar after his father died in the year 1894. He admitted that he never wanted to have this responibility. "I am not prepared to be a tsar. I never wanted to become one. I know nothing of the business of ruling," is what he told a close friend. Taking the thrown wpould later lead him to be tRussia's last czar. During his ruling he lead Russia into multiple wars to not see a victory and the downfall of the country's economy. -
The Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was a military conflict where Japan forced Russia to abandon its territory in the Far East. Russia and Hapan fought this war to decide who would take control over Manchuria, located in China and Korea. Even though Russia possessed a greater number of troops, land, and resources, it did not take much for Japan to prevail as the winner, becoming the first Asian power to defeat a European power. This was one of the major causes in sparking the Russian Revolution in 1905. -
Part 2: The Russo-Japanese War
The defeat helped to show the declining power in Russia with the poor organization and leadership of the Russian Military. This would then lead to the growing distrust in Russia's current czar, Nicholas ll, and the demand of more rights. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday occured when a group of workers in Russia organized themselves with goals in mind of great econonmic equality. These individuals put together a list of demands that had remained unment and protested infront of the Witner Place to place requests to the czar. Alexander ll had no knowledge of this occurance and the it was the chief of security that took the liberty to order for the shooting of the protestors. This massacre resulted in the killing and wounding of hundreds. -
Part 2: Bloody Sunday
Strikes and riots broke out all across the country in response to the government's actions. The last czar was soon given the nickname, "Blood Nicholas" and this event lead the people to question how he is treating the citizens of Russia.The internal tension in Russia continued to grow and the unwillingness to change ways brought Russia to the breaking point by demands of WWl. -
World War l: Russia's Involvment
World War l perhaps had the biggest impact on the transition to the Russian Revolution. In this war Russia fought against Germany as well as its alli Austria. The lack of success with Russia's government along with the normal stress that comes from war lead those who already were questioning the decisions of the country to rise up and rebel. About 1.7 million Russians were killed and about 5 million were wounded. -
Part 2: World War 1
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The March Revolution
This revolution mainly focused on the area of Petrograd (St. Petersburg). Amidst the chaos happening at the time members of the Imperial paraliament or Duma took control of the country, forming the Russian Provisional Government. The Russian military seeing itself inferior and not strong enough to suppress the revolution backed down, resulting in the abdication of Nicholas ll. -
Czar Nicholas ll Abdicates the Throne
Following the struggles of World War l, uprising in Petragrad influenced the army to hoin the striking workders, After leading Russia into many costly wars and the lack of support from the citizens of the country, Czar Nicholas ll was froced to abdicate the throne by social reforms. He was then arrested by the Bolshevik controlled soviets and was sentenced to death along with his family for the fear that somone might resuce him from prison. -
Part Two: Czar Nicholas ll Abdicates the Throne
On July 19, 1917, he and his family alond with their servants were taken to Yekaterin to be shot and burried. The purpose of this was to keep the action silent from the public. The result of the abdication was the end of the csarist rule of Russia and lead to the collapse of the absolute rule. -
The Russian Civil War
The Russain Civil War was fought in November or 1917 and lasted until October 1922. The main fighting happened between the communist Red Army (Bolsheviks) and the opposed-communist White Army (Mensheviks). The war ended with a Red Army victory due to better organization and more land. After the dispute, the communists established the Soviet Union in 1922. This helped lead to the Russian revolution because it was the result of the abdication of the last czar. Order needed to be restored. -
The Creation of the USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was created by Vladimir Lenin in 1922. Lenin was able to triumph over soviet forces and create a socialist state in the former Russian Empire. In this setting all forms of government were run by the Communist Party allowing for an effectively run country. As decades past, the USSR became one of the world's most powerful and influential states. The development of the USSR was one of the main outcomes of the Russain revolution. -
Vladimir Lenin’s death
Early in the year 1924, Vladimir Lenin died from a brain hemorage at the age of 54. Prior to his death, his way of government naitionalized industry and helped to distribute land to all helping to bring Russia back to order. In honor of his death, Petrograd was renamed Leningrad in honor of the duty he served for Russia. His death resulted in Joseph Stalin taking over the country (now Soviet Union) and bring the country closer to how it is today.
