1905 Revolution

Sequence of events

Context; Bloody Sunday; strikes; peasants; October manifesto; treaty of Portsmouth

Context of 1905

Dissatisfaction and unrest building; Russo-Japanese war exacerbated socioeconomic conditions

Why was there dissatisfaction and unrest building 1900-1905

Land issue, lack of parliament, poor urban conditions

Evidence for unrest over land issue before 1905

1903-1904: years of red cockerel: peasants seize land

1903-1904

Years of the red cockerel

February 1904

Russia enters Russo-Japanese war after japan attacks port Arthur

Effects of Russo-Japanese war

Military failures, 1904 economic recession, strikes

How did R-J war exacerbate poor socioeconomic conditions

1904 recession: food price in cities inc. up to 50%, wages failed to rise correspondingly

Evidence r-j war increased strikes

Thousands of workers laid off; strikes increased: Putilov ironworks strike early Jan 1905

Impact of military failures in r-j war

Lost hope in tsar; loss of national pride; humiliated

22 January 1905

Bloody Sunday

How many signed Gapon petition

150,000

Strike by end of January

800,000 total; 400,000 in st Pburg alone

February 1905

Tsars uncle assassinated; railway strike begins joined by uni students

Where did strikes spread

Cities e.g. Moscow odessa Warsaw

Why did people call for Soviets to be formed

Strikes required coordination and leadership

Impact of strikes requiring coordination and leadership

Calls for a council of delegates to represent industrial workers

Summary of strikes in 1905

400,000 in capital by end of Jan; spread across Russia; Feb 1905 railway + student; union of unions; St Pburg soviet

May 1905

Baltic fleet at Tsushima; union of unions formed

June 1905

Potemkin mutiny

October 1905

St Petersburg soviet formed; general strike up to 2 million; Oct manifesto

St Petersburg soviet detail

500 delegates, almost 100 dif factories

Peasant revolts 1905

3,000 manors destroyed

30th october 1905

Tsar persuaded by Witte to issue October manifesto

29 September 1905

Treaty of Portsmouth ends rj war

Impact of treaty of Portsmouth

Troops can now put down revolts

Evidence of troops used to put down revolts

1905 army units called out to aid civil authorities 4,000x; shut down Soviets in dec

December 1905

Put down St Pburg and Moscow Soviets