The Wonderous Russian Revolution!

Decembrist Revolt

Dec 14, 1825

Russian Revolutionaries attempted to revolt at Sanate Square of St. Petersburg against Nicholas I's claim of power and failed. The Decembrist's goals were essemtially directed toward freedom. Because the revolters were unorganized, the movement was easily destroyed and the participants were either executed, imprisioned, or banished.

Emancipation of the Serfs

Mar 3, 1861

Alexander II was the ruler at the time of the emancipation. The freedom of the serfs was an essential decision in order to progress with factory success.Essentially, the serfs now had freedom and rights as citizens, protected by law.

Bloody Sunday

Jan 9, 1905

Citizens of St. Petersburg had gone to Czar Nicholas II to have him sign a petition and were gunned down by the Imperial Guard. The movement, led by Priest Gregory Gapon, had created the petition to show the Czar what they thought about creating worker unions. This brought about the Revolution of 1905.

Revolution of 1905

Jan 9, 1905

This was caused by the Bloody Sunday Massacre and was essentially a huge political uprising of the Russian people. They used methods such as mutiny, strikes, and terrorism to accomplish their goal. Eventually, this helped create the multi-party system, limited constituional monarchies, the Russian Contitution of 1906, and the State Duma of the Russian Empire.

Russia Enters World War I

Aug 1, 1914

The Russians joined World War I because its ally Serbia was attacked by Austria and Hungary. They sided with the Allies, eventually causing Germany to declare war on them. Luckily, they had one of the strongest armies of the time period and managed to defend itself.

Rasputin Murdered

Dec 17, 1916

Rasputin was killed because of his strong connection to and heavy influence on Czar Nicholas the II's family. It took two days to kill Rasputin. He was beaten, shot, and poisoned, but died only due to drowning. Later, the imperial regime was overthrown by the Russian Revolution (this was the beginning.)

March Revolution

Mar 8, 1917

This occured due to the strain that being at war with Germany caused. There was a large lack of supplies everywhere and many were suffering. Riots and shootings broke out, but general mayham covered the streets. Czar Nicholas II was abdicated and Alexander Kerensky replaced him.

Czar Nicholas II Abdicated

Mar 15, 1917

After the Russian Revolution, Czar Nicholas II was forced to resign from office (otherwise known as abdicted). The family was moved to several different places, from the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo, to the Governor's Mansion in Tobolsk, and finall in the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. It was in the final location that both him and his entire family and aids were assasinated.

Bolshevik Revolution

Oct 25, 1917

Lenin returned to Russia and created a goal for the Bolshevik Party: to overthrow the Provisional Government. He also wished to set up a government for the proletariat. They essentially destroyed the Czarist autocracy, creating in it's place the USSR. "All power to the soviets!"

Murder of the Romanovs

Jul 16, 1918

After Nicholas II was abdicated, his family was transported all over Russia. They were executed by Yakov Yurovsky, G.P. Nikulin, M.A. Medvedev (Kudrin), P.Z. Yermakov, S.P. Vaganov, A.G. Kabanov, P.S. Medvedev, V.N. Netrebin, and Y.M. Tselms.-Yurovsky in the last palace they stayed at. Their bodies were then moved through Russia by truck, being desicrated/burned and were meant to be buried in a mine shaft. DUe to difficulties with the truck, the Romanovs were placed in a general grave.

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

This treaty both ended WWII and forced Russia to give back all taken countries and land. This eventually led to the spread of Communism throughout the region.

USSR Formed

Dec 30, 1922

The USSR was created after the Russian Revolution and led by first Lenin and then Stalin. A single Communist political party controlled the country. The USSR was disbanded in 1990 due to the fact that it could not support itself with the system because of corrupt officals.

The Death of Lenin

Jan 21, 1924

Stalin Takes Power

Mar 5, 1929

Joseph Stalin took control after the death of Lenin. He competed against Trotsky for power and won due to popularity. Eventually, he took over a dictatorship-like rule and made the government essentially totalitarian. It was due to guidance that Russia became the most powerful economy in the world.

Death of Trotsky

Aug 22, 1940

Leon Trotsky, rival to Joseph Stalin, died in Mexica due to a fractured skull. His last words hinted that Stalin had been trying to kill him for a while and finally succeeded. The fracture in the skull occured because of a blow to the head with a pickaxe courtesy of his apparent friend, Franck Johnson.