Build up to the 1905 Revolution

Question 1

How did bloddy sunday commence

Answer 1

Father Georgi Gapon, a prominent St. Petersburg workers’ community member and’renegade priest’, established the Assembly of Russian Factory Workers in 1904. This committee aimed to channel discontent away from other political groups and address workers’ grievances. Gapon created a petition to appeal to the tsar and the Union of Liberation, which led to a peaceful march on the Winter Palace. The Assembly of Russian Factory Workers ended in 1904, supporting local workers and industrial reform.

Question 2

How many workers on strike by jan 05

Answer 2

12000 in early jan 05

Question 3

end of 1904 assembly of russian Factory Worker=

Answer 3

6000 members

Question 4

Bloddy Sunday

Answer 4

Sunday 9th jan 05

Question 5

attendance

Answer 5

150,000 peacful protestors

Question 6

How many ppl injured/ dead

Answer 6

reports said 4600 killed/ wounded but moore likely 200 killed and 800 wounded

Question 7

Was it the tsar who ordered it?

Answer 7

tsar not present in st.p on bloody sunday nor did he order his troops to fire BUT it seen as tsar responsiblilisty.

Question 8

Tsar actions

Answer 8

Ministor of interior, Mirskii dimissed on jan 18th (gapon went into hiding)

Question 9

Response of workers

Answer 9

After Bloody Sunday, Russia experienced a wave of popular fury, with 400,000 workers on strike in St. Petersburg alone. Revolutionaries, including SRs, Mens, and Bols, led strikes and demonstrations. The St. Petersburg Soviet of Workers’ Deputies was founded, leading to a nationwide general strike with approximately 1.5 million strikers. This was the largest mass industrial action in Russia, with St. Petersburg having more control over the capital’s streets.

Question 10

Impact of workers

Answer 10

Moscow and st.p brought to a standstill due to strikers/ largest mass industrial action in r= st.p soviet had more control of the streets of the capital than the govt

Question 11

Response of the peasants and nationalities

Answer 11

In October 1905, the Peasant Union formed, demanding a national parliament, universal suffrage, equal civil rights, progressive taxes, land for the landless, free education, and freedom of movement. This led to protests across Poland, Siberia, and the Caucasus, with minority groups exploiting the chaos.

Question 12

Response of Military

Answer 12

By mid-1905, poor conditions and war-weariness undermined military confidence in the government. The military traditionally supported the tsarist regime. Mutinies occurred on the Potemkin battleship in Odessa, resulting in deaths and clashes with local authorities.

Question 13

Response of liberals

Answer 13

The liberal intelligentsia, led by the Union of Liberation, organized nationwide campaigns, debated constitutions, and formed the Union of Unions. They connected with the industrial workers’ movement, promoting universal suffrage and representative government. In October 1905, they formed the Constitutional Democratic Party. may 1905 creation of nationa alliance called the union of unions (milyukov)

Question 14

role of revolutionsary parties

Answer 14

SRs had influence among workers and railway workers, but struggled to impact peasants in rural areas. Terror wing advocated violence against landlords. Mensheviks dominated factories. Revolutionary parties’ involvement was limited, and workers and peasants were apathetic. Lenin only returned in November.