Tag: Nicholas II

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27th April 1906: The Russian Empire’s State Duma meets for the first time

27th April 2022
Tagged as: Democracy, Duma, Nicholas II, Politics, Russia, Stolypin, Witte

The Russian Empire’s State Duma met for the first time at the Taurida Palace in St. Petersburg.

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16th April 1917: Lenin arrives back in Russia in the sealed train after a decade in exile

16th April 2020
Tagged as: Bolshevik, Communism, Communist, Exile, Finland, First World War, Germany, Lenin, Nicholas II, Politics, Provisional Government, Revolution, Russian Revolution, Saint Petersburg, Switzerland

Vladimir Lenin arrived in Russia after a decade of self-imposed exile.

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22nd January 1905: Bloody Sunday massacre in Saint Petersburg

22nd January 2020
Tagged as: Nicholas II, Revolution, Russia, Saint Petersburg

On the 22^nd January 1905, the Bloody Sunday massacre took place in the Russian capital Saint Petersburg.