Bolshevik decree

Question 1

Emancipation edict

Answer 1

3rd March 1861

Marked the beginning of the emancipation of serfs in Russia.

Question 2

Winter palace bombed

Answer 2

3rd March 1880

A significant event during the revolutionary movements in Russia.

Question 3

Alex 11 killed

Answer 3

13th March 1881

The assassination of Tsar Alexander II by revolutionaries.

Question 4

Bloody Sunday

Answer 4

22nd January 1905

A peaceful protest that turned deadly, igniting the 1905 Revolution.

Question 5

Treaty of Portsmouth

Answer 5

5th September 1905

Ended the Russo-Japanese War and marked a significant defeat for Russia.

Question 6

October Manifesto

Answer 6

17th October 1905

Issued by Tsar Nicholas II, promising reforms and the establishment of a Duma.

Question 7

Fundamental Law

Answer 7

23rd April 1906

Established the framework for the Russian Empire’s constitutional monarchy.

Question 8

Stolypin land reform

Answer 8

22nd November 1906

Aimed to modernize agriculture and promote private land ownership.

Question 9

Women’s Day march

Answer 9

23rd February 1917

A significant event that contributed to the February Revolution.

Question 10

Abdication

Answer 10

2nd March 1917

Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne, ending centuries of Romanov rule.

Question 11

Bolsheviks seize Petrograd

Answer 11

24th October 1917

Marked the beginning of the October Revolution.

Question 12

Seize Moscow

Answer 12

2nd November 1917

The Bolsheviks took control of the capital, solidifying their power.

Question 13

Decree on Peace and Land

Answer 13

8th November 1917

Affirmed no conflict and abolished private land ownership.

Question 14

Decree Abolishing Classes and Civil Ranks

Answer 14

24th November 1917

Aimed to eliminate class distinctions in Russia.

Question 15

First Constituent Assembly election

Answer 15

25th November 1917

SR won 37.6%, 324 seats; Communists purged 10% of SRs.

Question 16

Decree on workers control

Answer 16

27th November 1917

Ostensibly gave workers control of factories, but was largely a facade.

Question 17

Decree on the Formation of the Supreme Economic Council of National Economy

Answer 17

15th December 1917

Laid the groundwork for total collectivization in the economy.

Question 18

Separation of church and state

Answer 18

23rd January 1918

Resulted in the closure of 54,000 churches in Russia.

Question 19

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer 19

3rd March 1918

Ended Russia’s involvement in World War I.

Question 20

Decree on Red Terror

Answer 20

5th September 1918

Expanded the power of the Cheka to suppress opposition.