Russia was ruled by a powerful monarch called the TsarNicholas II. The Tsar had total power in Russia. He commanded the army, owned much of the land, and even controlled the church.
After the bloodshed
widespread corruption and inefficiency within the czarist imperial government, growing dissatisfaction among peasants, workers, and soldiers, the monarchy's level of control over the Russian Orthodox Church
During the War
With the rebellion of hungry peasants protesting ,Hundreds of unarmed protesters were killed or wounded by the czar's troops. The massacre sparked the Russian revolution of 1905, during which angry workers responded with a series of crippling strikes throughout the country.
End of the revolution
The Bolsheviks win and Lenin seize power
After the bloodshed, Czar Nicholas II promised the formation of a series of representative assemblies to work toward reform.Russia entered into World War I in August 1914 in support of the Serbs, French and British allies. Their involvement in the war would soon prove disastrous for the Russian Empire.
Russian casualties were greater.Food and fuel shortages.The economy was disrupted by the costly war. Most Russians had lost faith in the failed leadership of the czar and will soon unit tooverthrow of the hapless czar.
PowerThe Czar Steps Down The local protest exploded into a general uprising theMarch Revolution. It forced Czar Nicholas II to abdicate his throne. A year laterrevolutionaries executed Nicholas and his family. The revolution ended when Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize powerand eventually taking over Moscow.