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Decembrist Revolt
The decembrist revolt occurred when Constantine declined the position of czar, and disappointed many officers who pledged their loyalty to him. Officers were upset, because Constantine was supposed to bring back Alexander I liberal authoritarian rule, instead of the strict conservative rule of which Russia has been a custum to. However when Constantine declined, Nicholas II (Alexander I son) came to power. Nicholas continued with the hash and strict rule, which made him very unpopular to the ru -
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Russian Revolution Timeline
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Nicholas II Becomes Czar of Russia
Nicholas II became the new czar of Russia on May 26, 1894. He inherited the throne after his father, Alexander III died from kidney failure. The russian population welcomed him in with open arms and supported their new czar. With becoming a czar Nicholas II quickly found out that the russian society thought you were god. Nicholas II didn’t let that get to his head instead, he admitted that he didn’t want the throne and would rather be a good father and husband than run a country. This event -
Russo Japanese War
The Russo Japanese war was a war between Russia and Japan in the early 1900’s. Russia and Japan got into a war, over a region in China Called the Manchuria. However, Russia started to count their chickens too soon, because Japan ended up defeating their more experienced rival. The defeat of Russia has devastated the Russians and showed how weak their country really was. With devastation comes doubt; the russian population started to doubt how powerful their all mighty czar was. This event was si -
Bloody Sunday
The Sunday referred to as Bloody Sunday is a huge event that played into the creation of the Revolution of 1905. First off, Bloody Sunday was not suppose to be bloody.In fact hundreds of peaceful people marched to the czar palace in St. Petersburg. Father Groppi the march for freedom of speech, the right to vote, and better working conditions. However czar Nicholas II was not in and his head solider took action, and had the soldiers kill hundreds of marchers. For the fault of the soldiers czar -
Russia's Involvment in WWI
During the break out of WW1, Russia joined WWI and fought against Germany in 1914. Czar Nicholas II lead the troops personally and left his wife Alexandra in charge of Russia.the czar was gone, Russia’s economy declined and the population suffered. Over the course of the war they lost 2 million soldiers had to give up some of Russia to make a treaty. This event was significant to the revolution because it showed Russia wasn’t as strong of a country. -
The March Revolution
The March Revolution was very important to the russian history.The russian people wanted the czar to abdicate, and also wanted other political freedoms. The revolution led to the rise of the Soviet Union.This event also led to the abdication of the last czar Nicholas II and his family.This event was significant to the revolution because it caused the last czar of Russia to abdicate the throne. -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicates the Throne
After a short period of time as the czar Nicholas II had to abdicate the throne. The events leading to his abdication was the March Revolution. Nicholas and his family were first held at the Czarskoye Selo palace, then in the Yekaterinburg palace. Nicholas, his wife, his children, and several of their servants were gunned down on the night of July 16. This event was significant to the revolution because it shows the fall of the czar and a new era to russian history. -
The Russian Civil War Begins
The russian civil war was a war between the bolsheviks and the mensheviks. The bolsheviks are a group of russian who believe that the czar is bad, and want Russia to become a communist country. While the mensheviks wanted another czar with a democracy. This event was significant to the revolution because it torn the country into two parts, and it will decide the fate of Russia and the russian population. -
The Creation of the USSR
The USSR was created by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks. The communist party did and still is run today with the name the Soviet Union. This event was significant to the revolution because it is the present of history for the russian people. -
Vladimir Lenin’s Death
The death of Vladimir Lenin was and still be an historic event for Russia. First off Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. After the win of the war, Lenin helped create Russia’s new government, the Soviet Union (a communist government). Two years after the war, Lenin died, but he was honored for the collapse of the czar and the creation of the USSR. This event was significant to the revolution because it was the death of an important leader in Russian history
