1916 ⟶ Assassination of Grigori Rasputin
December 30: Grigori Rasputin is assassinated in Russia.Year
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👑 Vasili IV Ascends to the Russian Throne
Time of Troubles: Vasili IV becomes Tzar of Russia.⟶
Time of TroublesRussian HistoryTsarMonarchySuccessionPolitical InstabilityRomanov DynastyCrisis

👑 Romanov Dynasty Established, Ending the Time of Troubles
The Time of Troubles in Russia ends with the establishment of the House of Romanov, which rules until 1917.⟶

Time of TroublesRomanov DynastyDynastic ChangePolitical InstabilityMonarchyTsarIvan the Terrible

🔪 Assassination of Tsar Alexander II
Tsar Alexander II is assassinated.⟶

AssassinationTsarPolitical ViolenceAutocracyPopulismImperialism

🩸 Bloody Sunday: St. Petersburg Massacre Sparks Revolution
January 22: The Revolution of 1905 in Russia erupts.⟶

RevolutionTsar Nicholas IIProtestPolitical UnrestAutocracySocial Reform

🔪 Assassination of Grigori Rasputin
December 30: Grigori Rasputin is assassinated in Russia.⟶

AssassinationRussian EmpireWorld War IPolitical IntrigueTsar Nicholas IIRomanov DynastyMonarchyPolitical InstabilityConspiracy

🇷🇺 February Revolution Overthrows Russian Empire
March 8: Russian Revolution ends the Russian Empire; beginning of Russian Civil War.⟶

Russian RevolutionRussian EmpireTsar Nicholas IICivil WarBolsheviksWorld War IPolitical InstabilityRevolution
