Bloody Sunday And The 1905 Revolution Flashcards
Example of an organisation created under ‘police socialism’
Assembly of Russian Factory Workers
Who led the Assembly of Russian Factory Workers
Father Gapon
Which workers went on strike on 3rd January 1905
The workers at the Putilov Iron Works
What day did Father Gapon lead a demonstration? How many people?
9th January 1905
150,000 workers and their families (not looking to overthrow anyone)
Why did Father Gapon lead a demonstration? Why did people go?
To present a petition to the Tsar at his Winter Palace
People believed the Tsar genuinely didn’t know their struggles and so wanted to inform him (‘little father’)
How many troops had the Tsar left to keep control in the city
12,000
How did the demonstrators show their support for the Tsar
Carried icons of the Tsar to show their loyalty to him
What happened as the demonstrators approached the Winter Palace
Soldiers opened fire
How many people died
Tsar said 76
Historians estimate around 1000
What was this massacre of peaceful protestors called
Bloody Sunday
What did Bloody Sunday cause
A wave of violence and unrest to sweep across the country (1905 revolution)
What were the long term causes behind the 1905 revolution
Unwilling to reduce autocratic power (zemstva not given much influence)
Failure to improve lives of peasants in emancipation (Years of the Red Cockerel)
Socio economic causes of the 1905 revolution
Poor living conditions for the urban workers (densely populated)
Helped radical groups to rise in popularity
How many strikes were there in 1904
90,000
What groups were increasing their influence before the 1905 revolution
Socialist revolutionaries
Social Democrats
What were the sparks of the 1905 revolution
Bloody Sunday
The Russo-Japanese war (failings and death) (defeated by a much smaller power) (falling behind powers)