1905 revolution= LEFT WING/WORKERS

Question 1

January 1905

Answer 1

Putilov Iron Workers’ strike-
Involed around 150,000 workers.

Many strikers belonged to father Gapon’s union.

A peaceful march took place to the Tsar’s Winter Palace in St Petersburg.

12,000 troops used to break up this demonstration= known as Bloody Sunday.

This sparked demonstrations throughout Russia.

Question 2

February 1905

Answer 2

The Tsar’s uncle= assassinated. He was the Governor General of Moscow (Grand Duke Sergei.

Tsar now agreed to meet representatives of the workers, but he only made matters worse by saying the strikers should return to work.

He also appointed 2 hardliners

• Bulygin (Minister of Internal Affairs)
• Trepov (military governor of St Petersburg)

Question 3

April 1905

Answer 3

All Russian Union of Railway Workers set up.

Workers everywhere were setting up illegal trade unions.

Question 4

July 1905

Answer 4

Bulygin publishes his plan for a consultative assembly; this is rejected in September by the zemstva conference

Question 5

September 1905

Answer 5

Railway workers went on strike. This sets off a general strike that receives some support from the middle classes.

Question 6

October 1905

Answer 6

the St Petersburg Soviet is set up. It coordinated the general strike and organised food and supplies.
Trotsky was the deputy chairman.

Question 7

November 1905

Answer 7

Lenin returned

Question 8

December 1905

Answer 8

St Petersburg Soviet was crushed.

The newly formed Moscow Soviet (dominated by Bolsheviks) continued to wage guerrilla type uprising.