Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Biography

Socialist revolutionaries seek to overthrow the Tsar

Russia is forced to surrender Mukden to Japan

Russian Poland is put under a state of siege

Socialist revolutionaries seek to overthrow the Tsar

Strikers are joined by the crew of the Potemkin, 2,000 demonstrators are killed

Russia offers terms of surrender at Port Arthur to Japan

Port Arthur passes to Japanese control, removing a major Russian base from the war.

Russia's offer of surrender is accepted by Japan

Gapon asks the Tsar to reduce the working day to 8 hrs and improve conditions and wages. 82,000 workers go out on strike

More than 80,000 workers go on strike in Saint Petersburg

120,000 workers go out on strike

Troops open fire and 200 are killed and 800 injured

Is absent from the capital as troops confront petitioning workers.

The Government appeals in vain for the workers to return to work

Strikers in Warsaw loot and burn shops, 93 are killed by Russian troops

During a strike in Riga troops charge demonstrators and 70 are killed

93 are killed during strikes in Warsaw

Troops fire on workers marching to the Winter Palace.

Troops fire on demonstrators, helping spark the 1905 Revolution.

The Union of Liberation presents a petition to the Tsar

Asks for "suggestions" "concerning improvement of the state and the nations well-being"

Calls for suggestions on improving state administration.

All secondary schools and universities are closed for the remainder of the year

Closes universities and secondary schools amid unrest.

Prince Troubetskoi visits the Tsar saying revolution is underway

Russia suffers a crushing naval defeat against Japan.

The Potemkin Mutiny is followed by strikes all over Russia

2,000 are killed during unrest and the Potemkin mutiny

Faces naval revolt during the wider revolutionary crisis.

Approves a consultative Duma proposal that fails to satisfy opposition.

The Duma has advisory powers but is without legislative authority. Signs a manifesto summoning the Imperial Duma

The Duma has advisory powers but is without legislative authority

Issues a manifesto promising speech, assembly rights and elections to the Duma.

Accepts peace after military defeats and domestic unrest.

Railworkers go on strike and paralyze the whole Russian rail network

Issues the October Manifesto promising civil liberties and a Duma.

Signs the "October Manifesto", establishing the State Duma as the elected legislature

Issues a manifesto granting the right of Labour to organize. Issues a manifesto granting freedom of speech, conscience and Assembly. Issues a manifesto granting a suffrage law for elections to the Duma

Issues a manifesto granting a suffrage law for elections to the Duma

Issues a manifesto granting a suffrage law for elections to the Duma

A rebellion breaks out among sailors at Kronstadt.

A rebellion breaks out among the sailors of the Kronstadt fortress

Government repression breaks the revolutionary wave by late December.

Orders repression as armed revolt spreads in Moscow.

Issues electoral rules for the new State Duma.

The Soviet supports pressure for the former emperor's arrest.

Petrograd revolutionary authorities press for the former tsar's detention.