1905 Revolution

years of the Red Cockerel

1903-04 very turbulent, instances of arson in rural communities ‘red cockerel ’refers to flames

Industrial strikes escalated from 17,000 in 1894 to 90,000 in 1904

CSK about the years of the Red Cockerel Zubatov

Zubator, Moscow chief of the Okhrana began organising his own police-sponsored trade unions to give cofficial channels for complaints in response to illegal trade unions and to stop workers joining the radical socialist groups

Dismissal for Zubatov point

Only lasted until 1903 when Zubatov was exiled after one of his unions were involved in a general strike in Odessa

When was Bloody Sunday?

22nd January 1905

Who led the procession in Bloody Sunday?

Father Gapon

How many protesters were at Bloody Sunday?

150,000

Where did the protesters March to? Bloody Sunday

the Winter Palace although the Tsar wasn't there

How did Bloody Sunday get violent?

infantry opened give on the crowd

What were the demands of the strikers at the Putilov Engineering works

8 hour working day and minimum wage of 1 rouble day

How many people joined the largest Russian labour protest

400,000

What did the October Manifesto promised?

Freedom of speech, religion and press.

An elected Duma, laws issued by the Tsar would need their approval

How many of the largest cities were out of control in November

10/19

How did the regime respond to uprisings in response to the October Manifesto?

Trepov ordered troops to ‘fire no blanks and spare no bullets’ in forcing striking workers back to factories

Injuries at Kronstadt October 26th-27th?

26 men killed and 107 injured when soldier rebellion crushed.