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Rebellion
History of Russia

              


1258
Nevski of Novgorod
Mongols Suppresses a rebellion against the Mongols ' atttempts to impose a taxation census
1388
Vasily I
Muscovites Leads the Muscovites in Tokhtamyis's campaign against Timur Lenk
1606
Basil IV
The Bolotnikov rebellion breaks out
1648
Alexis I Mikhaylovich
Ukraine Bogdan Chmielnicki leads a Cossack rebellion in the Ukraine
Moscow The rebellion leeds to the drafting of a new code of law, Sobornoe Ulozhenie
1648
Chmielnicki, Bogdan
Ukraine Bogdan Chmielnicki leads a Cossack rebellion in the Ukraine
1650
Alexis I Mikhaylovich
Novgorod A rebellion at Novgorod is caused by bad harvests, plague & oppression by landlords
Pskov A rebellion at Pskov is caused by bad harvests, plague & oppression by landlords
1654
Alexis I Mikhaylovich
The Cossacks recognize the suzerainty of Moscow
1654
Khmelnitskii, Bodhan
The Cossacks recognize the suzerainty of Moscow
1662
Alexis I Mikhaylovich
Moscow A rebellion at Moscow is caused by bad harvests, plague & oppression by landlords
1667
Alexis I Mikhaylovich
Outbreak of peasant rebellions
The rebellion of Stenka Razin breaks out
1670
Alexis I Mikhaylovich
Stenka Razin leads 200,000 discontented peasants into Moscow
4th Oct Government troops defeat the peasant rebels near Simbirsk on the Volga
1671
Alexis I Mikhaylovich
Suppresses the peasant rebellions
14th April River Don The peasant leader, Razin, is captured by the Cossacks on the Don
6th June Moscow The peasant leader, Razin, is executed in Red Square
1680
Ivan III the Great
Rebels against the Tartars & refuses to pay tribute to grand khan Ahmed
1682
Sofia
Outbreak of the Streltsky rebellion
1682
Theodore III
7th May Moscow Death of Theodore III, without isuue, news of his death sparks the Moscow uprising
1698
Peter I the Great
Strelitzi Suppresses a rebellion in Strelitzi
1762
Catherine II the Great
14th July In the course of July 13 and July 14, the revolt of the Leib Guard removes Peter from the throne and proclaimes Catherine as reigning Empress
1768
Catherine II the Great
200,000 die in 3 weeks, the Seym, Polish Parliament, is suppressed
Warsaw Stanislas Poniatowski is elected King but Prince Repnin imposes Catherine's rule
1773
Catherine II the Great
Catherine II defeats a rebellion in eastern Russia led by Yemelyan Pugachev
1773
Suvorov
Russian efforts against Turkey are hampered by a revolt in south east Russia
Suppresses the Coassack rebellion in south East Russia
1773
Yemelyan, Yemelyan
Catherine II defeats a rebellion in eastern Russia led by Yemelyan Pugachev
1787
Suvorov, Alexander Vasilyevich
Poland Suppresses the Polish revolt
1794
Suvorov, Alexander Vasilyevich
10th Oct Maciejowice Arrests the rebel Polish leader, Kosciuszko, at the battle of Maciejowice
10th Oct Maciejowice Crushes the Polish rebel army
1795
Suvorov, Alexander Vasilyevich
Warsaw Suppresses the Warsaw revolt
1820
Alexander I
The Semyonovsky Regiment rebels in colonies where soldiers have become peasants
1825
Nicholas I
14th Dec St Petersburg First day of the uprising of young Russian aristocratic army officers
26th Dec St Petersburg 5 of the leaders are hanged & 100 conspirators sent to Siberia
26th Dec St Petersburg Rebels proclaim Constantine Emperor & demand a Constitution
26th Dec St Petersburg The Decembrist rebellion is suppressed
26th Dec St Petersburg The Decembrists are fired on at St Petersburg's Senate Sqr leaving many dead
1825
Orlov
Moscow Helps suppress the Decembrist uprising
1825
Pestel, Pavel Ivanovich
Arrested before the Decembrist uprisng
Executed before the Decembrist uprisng
Plans to overthrow the Russian autocracy & founds a centralized republic
1830
Nicholas I
July Outbreak of rebellion in Poland
1831
Nicholas I
July Novgorod Uses troops to suppress the rebellion in Novgorod
1842
Nicholas I
July Kazan Suppresses a rebellion in the Kazan province
1861
Alexander II
Sends Sukhozanet to Poland where he declares martial law & a reign of terror
Supresses land tax riots
The rebellion is supported by Bismarck & William I
1863
Alexander II
Warsaw A secret National Government is formed in Warsaw
Warsaw Refuses to grant Poland a constitution
Warsaw The Congress Kingdom in Warsaw is suppressed
The Polish rebellion is crushed & 100,000 Poles are deported to Siberia
1863
Muravyov
Wilno Becomes known as the "hangman of Wilno"
1901
Nicholas II
27th Feb Students assassinate the Minister of Propaganda
1902
Nicholas II
Moscow A student rebellion takes place at Moscow University
1905
Nicholas II
8th Nov Krondstadt A rebellion breaks out among the sailors of the Krondstadt fortress
1905
Stolypin, Pyotr Arkadyevich
Uses force to suppress a peasant rebellion
1917
Ikin, Anton Ivanovich de
Caucasus Flees to the Caucasus after the October Revolution
Caucasus Joins Kornilov & helps raise a White Russian force to unite Russia
1917
Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich
30th Oct Kerensky is repulsed outside Petrograd
2nd Nov Moscow The Bolsheviks gain Moscow
1917
Khabalov, Sergei Semenovich
27th Feb Petrograd Khabalov has only 2,000 loyal troops as Petrograd is taken over by peasant soldiers
1917
Kornilov, Lavr Georgevich
27th Aug Kornilov is pronounced a traitor, mutinies & calls on the armed forces to follow him
25th Oct The Kornilov putsch, an attempt by General Kornilov to establish a right wing dictatorship is a disastrous flop, Chernov leader of the Socialist Revolutionaries resigns from the government denouncing Kerensky for complicity
1917
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
Sep Petrograd The Bolsheviks win control of the Petrograd Soviet
1917
Lvov
6th June Krondstadt The Bolshevik led Krondstadt revolt is put down by the Provisional Government
1917
Nicholas II
10th Feb Tsarskoye Selo The Councillor of State Mikhail Rodzianko meets with Tsar Nicholas II in Tsarskoye Selo, and warns him of massive upheavel throughout the country, Rodzianko insists that tumultuous events can be avoided by stregthening the Duma
14th Feb The Bolshevik Petrograd Committee calls on workers to overthrow the Tsar
14th Feb Taurida Palace The strike called by the Bolsheviks continues, while a Menshevik called strike begins to show support for the Duma at Taurida Palace (as opposed to the Tsar), which opens a new session
26th Feb Petrograd The Pavlovski Regiment mutinies in protest when the crowd in Petrograd is fired upon
27th Feb Petrograd By night Petrograd is in the hands of peasant soldiers
27th Feb Petrograd Demonstrations turn into soldier mutiny
27th Feb Petrograd The Pavlovski Regiment disobey orders to fire on civilians
28th Feb Moscow The revolutionary masses seize the city of Moscow, the Tsar's Ministers are arrested, the Provisional Committee assumes control of the Army, while the Kronstadt sailors mutiny against their officers
1st Mar Petrograd General Ivanov is ordered to abort his mission to suppress the rebellion in Petrograd
1917
Nicolas II
10th Feb Petrograd The Bolsheviks call a strike in Petrograd to protest the 1915 arrest of their Duma members for opposing the war
1917
Rodzianko, Mikhail Vladimirovich
10th Feb Petrograd The Bolsheviks call a strike in Petrograd to protest the 1915 arrest of their Duma members for opposing the war
10th Feb Tsarskoye Selo The Councillor of State Mikhail Rodzianko meets with Tsar Nicholas II in Tsarskoye Selo, and warns him of massive upheavel throughout the country, Rodzianko insists that tumultuous events can be avoided by stregthening the Duma
1918
Chuikov, Vassili
Aug Moscow Helps suppress the rebellion of the Socialist Revolutionaries
1918
Krasnov, Petr Nikolaevich
May River Don A rebellion in the River Don results in Krasnov establishing military rule
1918
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
9th May Kolpino Bolshevik troops open fire on workers protesting at food shortages in the town of Kolpino
1st Sep Petrograd The Petrograd Cheka Chief is assassinated
1st Sep Petrograd The Red Army search for suspects & Kronstadt sailors shoot 500 hostages
1918
Petlyura, Symon
Leads the struggle for Ukrainian independence
1918
Savinkov, Boris Viktorovich
5th July Yaroslavl Organizes a revolt of officers in Yaroslavl 150 miles outside Moscow
1918
Sverdlov, Iakov Mikhailovich
20th May Declares war in villages for peasants against Kulaks to facilitate supply of food
1918
Trotsky, Leon
22nd May The Czech legion refuses to surrender arms & Trotsky orders it to be disarmed by force
1918
Zinoviev, Grigory Yevseyevich
1st Sep Petrograd Announces, "bourgoisie kill separate individuals but we kill whole classes"
1st Sep Petrograd Incites the soldiers
1919
Ikin, Anton Ivanovich de
Sets up the south Russian Government
1920
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
25th April Crimea Last White army under Wrangel evacuates the Crimea
25th April Tambov Start of peasant insurrection in Tambov
1920
Petlyura, Symon
Defeated in his struggle for Ukrainian independence
Paris Seeks exile in Paris
1921
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
Peasant unrest sweeps Russia, the risings are suppressed but the New Economic Policy is proclaimed that gives the peasants the right to sell their grain surpluses
28th Feb Krondstadt An anti-bolshevik rebellion breaks out amon Krondstadt sailors
1921
Trotsky, Leon
28th Feb Krondstadt Leads the army units against the Kronstadt sailors
1921
Voroshilov, Klimenty Efremovich
Aug Kronstadt Helps crush the Kronstadt Revolt
1926
Trotsky, Leon
Sep Moscow Appeals to rank & file party cells & addresses a demonstration at an aircraft factory
1944
Stalin, Joseph
1st Aug Warsaw Warsaw rebels against the Germans, Stalin encourages it but does not provide support
1946
Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich
Moscow Stalin orders Beria to "finish off the outlaws in the shortest possible time"
1946
Stalin, Joseph
145 partisans are killed in clashes which cost the lives of 215 Russian troops
Ukraine About 8,000 anti-communist partisans are killed in the Ukraine
Moscow Stalin orders Beria to "finish off the outlaws in the shortest possible time"
1949
Chuikov, Vassili
June Berlin Plays a part in suppressing the Berlin rebellion
1956
Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich
Nov Hungary rebels against Russian rule
1957
Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich
May A decentralization proposal is adopted
1962
Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich
June Novocherkassk Public disorder in Novocherkassk
1985
Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich
May The seven principal rebel organizations formed an alliance to coordinate their military operations against the Soviet army
1987
Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi is selected as the head of the Interim Islamic State of Afghanistan, in an attempt to reassert its legitimacy against the Moscow-sponsored Kabul regime
1989
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
19th Mar Tashkent A demonstration of 10,000 in Tashkent wish to make Uzbek their state language
9th April Tiblisi A Nationalist demonstration is suppressed by army intervention
23rd Aug Tallin Popular Fronts form a chain from Vilnius to Tallin, day of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact
23rd Aug Tallin Popular Fronts form a human chain from Vilnius to Tallin
23rd Aug Tallin The day of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact
1991
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
10th April Ossetia Troops are moved into Ossetia to reassert control over Georgia
1993
Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich
Oct Moscow Tanks surround the parliament building once again, this time under Yeltsin's illegal orders, to force lawmakers to disband. More than 140 people die in the street fighting that ensues
1994
Lukyanov, Anatoly Ivanovich
An attempt to crush Chechen independence becomes a prolonged war
1994
Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich
Russian troops invade Chechnya
11th Dec Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya to squash a separatist rebellion, the decision is a disaster for Yeltsin as the campaign would drag on for more than two years and lead to the deaths of thousands of Russian citizens
1995
Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich
Yeltsin resorts to military force to keep the republic of Chechnya in the Russian Federation
19th Jan Grozny Russian troops raise a flag over the charred remains of Chechnya's presidential palace at Grozny after more than 3 years of efforts to crush a rebellion
1996
Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich
Yeltsin signs a peace treaty with Chechnya
1999
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich
9th Oct Chechnya Putin plans to resettle thousands of Chechens in areas under Russian control, an indication that Moscow plans to split Chechnya in two
2000
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich
9th Jan Chechnya Rebels attack Russian positions in Argun, Shali and Gudermes as Russia continues a bombing halt for the Orthodox Chris tmas
6th Feb Chechnya Putin announces that federal forces had scored a major victory in Chechnya
12th Feb Chechnya Russian agents capture Salman Raduyev, a Chechen warlord
17th Feb Chechnya Putin names Vladimir Kalamanov, Head of the Migration service, to look into allegations of torture, rape and executions by Russian soldiers against Chechen civilians
17th Feb Chechnya Russia is accused by human rights groups and refugees of brutality toward Chechens in camps
2000
Raduyev, Salman
12th Feb Chechnya Russian agents capture Salman Raduyev, a Chechen warlord
2002
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich
Aug 115 are killed when a military helicopter crashes in a Chechen minefield
Oct Moscow Rebels sieze a theatre & hold 800 hostage, 120 are killed
Dec Grozny Suicide bombers attack the HQ of the government Grozny, 50 are killed
2003
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich
Mar The Chechen referendum votes in favour of joining the Russian Federation
May 50 are killed during a suicide bombing of a government building in Chechnya

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