The Decline and Fall of the Romanov DynastyCreate a timeline covering the key events of the period. The events should be accompanied by a brief description. [11MH1 2010] |
Reign of Russian Tsars
Alexander II
2 March 1855 - 13 March 1881
Born 29 April 1818. Assassinated.
Alexander III
13 March 1881 - 1 November 1894
Born 18 March 1845. Died of kidney failure.
Nicholas II
1 November 1894 - 15 March 1917
Born 18 May 1868, died 17 July 1918, executed by shooting by Ural Soviet of Workers’ Deputies with multiple wounds in head and chest.
Russia part of Soviet Union
30 December 1922 - 26 December 1991
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
November 7 1917 - December 30 1922
Russian Federation
26 December 1991 - Present
Wars
Russo-Japanese War
10 February 1904 - 5 September 1905
The Last of the Romanovs
Marriage of Nicholas and Alexandra
26 November 1894
Married Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
Birth of Olga Romanov
15 November 1895
First child- daughter.
Birth of Tatiana Romanov
10 June 1897
Second daughter.
Birth of Maria Romanov
26 June 1899
Third daughter.
Birth of Anastasia Romanov
18 June 1901
Fourth daughter.
Coronation of Nicholas II
1 November 1894
Towards the Soviet
Emancipation Edict
March 3, 1861
The Peasant Reform of 1861 enacted by Alexander II. State owned Serfs were freed from 1866 onwards.
Bloody Sunday
January 2 1905
A massacre of peaceful protesters presenting a petition to Nicholas II. Workers called for improved working conditions, condemned overtime forced on workers, asked for fairer wages and for their working day to be shortened to eight hours.
The October Manifesto
October 17 1905
The October Manifesto, or The Manifesto on the Improvement of the State Order, was an edict proclaiming “freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association; a broad participation in the Duma; introduction of universal male suffrage; and a decree that no law should come into force without the consent of the state Duma.” This was insignificant
First Duma
May 10, 1906 - June 21, 1906
Second Duma
5 March 1907 - 16 June 1907