Important dates
What year did Russia rename its imperial city?
1914
Who was Grigory Rasputin?
He was Czarina Alexandra's advisor.
In what year did the Russian Empire Abolish Serfdom?
1861
what happened during the Bloody Sunday mascara of 1905?
Hundreds of protesters were killed or wounded by the czar troops.
why did Russia join the WW1?
To support the their French and British allies.
What year did Russia Join WW1?
1914
Who led the Bolsheviks?
Vladimir Lenin.
What year did Russia have a civil war?
Late 1917
What happened because of the harsh growing season in Russia?
There were frequent food shortages.
What kind of Government did Russia have?
A monarchy?
What year did Czar Nicholas abdicate the throne.
1917
She was the wife of Czar Nicholas the second.
What year did Czar Nicholas leave the Russian capital to command the Army front?
1915
What did the Bolsheviks Eventually become?
The soviet Union
Why did Russia rename its imperial city?
They thought the name St Petersburg sounded to German.
when was Grigory Rasputin Murdered?
december 30th 1916
When did Nicholas the second of the Romanov Dynasty step down?
March 2nd 1917
When did the Bolsheviks storm the governments winter palace?
October 26 1917
What happened to the population of major cities in Russia in between 1890 and 1910?
They doubled because Russia was finally starting to industrialize.
How many other countries were communist at the time?
None, Russia was the first.
When was did the February revolution start?
March 8 1917 (February on the Julian calander)
What affect did Karl Markx's Writing have on protesters.
It inspired Revolutionary Ideas.
When did citizens of the Russian Capital start to protest?
February 1917
What was serfdom?
A form of feudalism were peasants with no land were forced to work for land owning nobility.
Who did the red army fight for?