Russian Revolution Timeline

The Start of a Long Journey

Posted on January 13, 2008
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June 4, 1894 Moscow
My name is Alexander Denisei; I was named after the first Czar of my father, Alexander III.   Growing up I remember my father, Fusic Denisei, asking God’s blessing on The Czar every day.   My father was killed in an industrial accident when I was just 13,

With just my mother working there wasn’t enough food to support my two little sisters Aimi, the older of the two, and Olina, and my brother Viktor, who is the baby of the family, so I was forced to take my father’s job at the factory.  Read more

Happy Times in Moscow

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January 20, 1895 Moscow

Dear Bohdan;

It has been a long time my friend to long since we have been in contact, and I assume full responsibility. I apologize for responding to your last letter, but it has been hectic around here for the past nine months or so with my wife being with child.

On that subject Tamary gave birth to our child not eight days ago. It is a healthy baby girl; we decided to name her Alexandra. We decided to carry on the tradition of my father and name her after the czarina, yet most people mistake it for naming her after myself. She weighs just six and a half pounds, and is a bit small but the midwife says she will be fine. Read more

Coronation of the Czar

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May 25, 1986 Moscow

Dear journal;

What a glorious day today was, with the coronation of the new czar Nicholas. What a grand procession it was along the 6.5 Km route. Tamary, Alexandra, Viktor and I had to fight and struggle nearly 20 ft back, my backaches today since due to our poor position Viktor insisted that I put him on my shoulders, even though he is now 14. With his current size I’m sure he could heft me onto his shoulders far easier than I him. I can’t get over how much he has grown; he is eating us out of house and home. Read more

A Disaster of a Picnic

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May 27, 1896

Dear journal;

What an “eventful” day today has been. Another show of the incompetence by the czar’s advisors ordering less beer and mugs than necessary for the picnic. How is the czar expected to concentrate on pressing affairs of state when he is constantly cleaning up the mess of those under him?

Let me explain precisely what happened. Tamary, Viktor and I had gone down toward the picnic, leaving mother at home, and thankfully Alexandra with her. The day started smoothly enough with many wagons headed toward the site of the picnic, when back the road further a rumor started that there was not enough beer or mugs for us all. As you can imagine a stampede erupted, and many people were trampled. Thank God none of my family was injured. Many people believe that this was a sign of weakness in the czar, but those of us with brains know better. Read more

Tragic News from Alexander

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November 11, 1904 St. Petersburg

Dear Journal;

It has been a long time since my last entry, and many things have happened since then.

Probably the most tragic of which was the passing of my mother. She died of age at 48, to young in my books, but longer than many these days, just 1 ½ years after Viktor and his new wife Stokia moved to St. Petersburg. He got a job supervising production in a factory there. He was a good boy, but has turned into a great man. He has exceeded all expectations I ever had for him. His wife had twin boys about ½ a year ago; both are healthy and look as if they will be giants. So Tamary and I decided, with no one too look after Alexandra, and Viktor’s wife looking after his children at home we would move to St. Petersburg with them. I am now working UNDER Viktor and he continues to him amaze me. Read more

Bloody Sunday

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January 31, 1905 St. Petersburg

Dear Bohdan;

What horrible days these last few have been. The fools all marched down to the palace. Wanting the Czar to meet with them. The guards said no, and started shooting. Didn’t they know the czar wasn’t there? Well I guess I found out what Viktor was doing all those nights, working with father Gapon. He was at the lead of the march, but unlike father Gapon he was brave enough to stay there. Viktor was shot and killed. Read more

Alexander’s First Address to the Social Democrats

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September 21, 1905 St. Petersburg

Acceptance speech to Social Democrats;

Dear friends, co-workers and colleagues, I would like to start of by thanking you for my warm acceptance into your group. I know we will be mutually beneficial, not just amongst our selves, but also for all of Russia.

As we all know January 22nd of this year is a day that will live on in the hearts and minds of all of us. For me there is a special attachment as I lost my poor late brother in the massacre of Bloody Sunday, when many good men were shot and killed by the czar’s soldiers. The czar denies all responsibility. Can he not control his men, or did he just order the attack himself? Either way it shows a severe lack of competence in Nicholas the czar of Russia. There is only one thing that will remedy the problem and that is the immediate dethronement of the czar. Read more

Results of the Russian Revolution

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October 30, 1905 St. Petersburg

Address to Social Democrats;

My friends, my brothers, my colleagues, I would like o begin today by thanking you all for granting me this great opportunity to come before you and speak today. It is a great honor.

What great advances the “cause” has made over the past few months. Elected government, freedom of speech, and a right to a trial to name just a few. These are steps in the right direction, and they have given us much hope, but Trotsky is right, the change has not yet been large enough. First of all the czar must be completely removed from power. Any power in his hands is in the hands of a man that could ruin us all. Read more

Goals of the Russian Revolution

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April 24, 1915 Western Front

Dear Journal;

Here I lay in my bed, condemned for the sins of another. To say the war is going well would be a lie; it is far from going well. I long to be at home with my dear family: my beloved wife, my dear cherished daughter. Alas, here I am at the front of a war machine. A machine yes, but a broken one, being slowly, peace by peace torn apart. Who would have guessed before the war that this would be the state of us? It’s all the cursed czar. Without him all our problems would disappear. Read more

Summary of Russian Revolution

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September 4, 1915 Petrograd

Dear Journal;

The social democrats have fallen completely. The Czar, in recent days, has tightened his grip on the country. The Duma has proven its self completely useless, being just a little puppet of the czar outing on a show for all the lowly peasants who know no better than to believe it is still working. We must though not give up, for the people cant fight for themselves, and if we don’t fight for them who will? Read more

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