Bloody Sunday, 9th January 1905, seemed to have been one of the most crucial mistakes Nicholas II made during his whole reign. In one day, he dealt a devastating blow to Tsarism and the belief that they were chosen by God. The order, to allow peaceful protestors in St.Petersburg, holding images of Nicholas II and […]
Week 2 Posts
Bloody Sunday, 1905
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Bloody Sunday occurred on January 22nd, 1905 in St. Petersbrg, Russia. It happened during a peaceful protest with unarmed citizens, mostly poor laborers, against Tsar Nicholas II over undesirable Tsarist policies. Multiple groups, lead by Georgy Gapon, a Russian Orthodox Priest, were converging on the Winter Palace when the massacre took place. The plan was…
Mutiny on the Black Sea
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Rotten Borsch? That sounds like something that prisoners in Siberia should be eating. In 1905 though, that was the standard food for enlisted soldiers on board the Battleship Potemkin. Most would be so inclined that sailors in the Tzar’s Imperial Fleet would be given top of the line food, considering there past supremacy on the …read more
An End to a Year of Tumultousness
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1905 and 1917 stand as two years that were the worst in the downfall of the Russian Empire and the Romanov Regime. 1905 was crucial to the causation of the 1917 Revolution because it planted the seed for rebellion. Bloody … Continue reading →
You can Count on Witte
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Sergei Witte, one of the most influential men in early 20th century Russia is one who despite being both loathed and praised should be admired for unwavering dedication to his … Continue Reading →
Bloody Sunday
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The 1905 Russian Revolution brought about extreme political unrest. Some of the most notable problems leading up to the revolution were “agrarian problems, labor and nationality problems (Freeze).” Growing number of peasants and working class began to form revolts. The moment I found to be most significant took place in St. Petersburg. In 1904 Industrial […]
The Intentions of the October Manifesto
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In the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, Nicholas II issued the October Manifesto. This document was an effort to end the autocracy of the Russian empire, create a constitutional monarchy, guarantee certain civil liberties to citizens, and include more socio-economic classes … Continue reading →
The 1905 Revolution
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As the turn of the century passed, there was a lot going on in Russia. The nation was still working out the kinks of a national industrialization that had only really started twenty years ago, and had not gotten very far. There were many, many problems here, as many political activists were clear to point […]
Father Gapon and Bloody Sunday
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Pre-Revolutionary Russia was a world which most Americans would deem as one not fit to live in. The economy was almost non-existent, the autocracy that ruled was corrupt and unfair, and the food shortages were crippling to … Continue reading →
Alexander Guchkov and the Octobrists
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On October 17 Tsar Nicholas II issued the The Manifesto on the Improvement of the State Order (more commonly known as the October Manifesto). The Manifesto essentially acted as a predecessor to Russia’s first constitution by promising to grant basic civil liberties, allow more widespread participation in the Duma (Russian parliament), and introduce universal male suffrage. […]