WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bloody Sunday, Russian Krovavoye Voskresenye, (January 9 [January 22, New Style], 1905), massacre in St. Petersburg, Russia, of peaceful demonstrators marking the beginning of the violent phase of the Russian Revolution of 1905.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Bloody Sunday’ began as a protest by Russian industrial workers, who endured low wages, poor conditions and appalling treatment from employers. 2. Their conditions worsened in 1904 due to the Russo-Japanese War and an economic recession. This led to the formation of workers’ sections.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the procession of workers reached the Winter Palace it was attacked by the police and the Cossacks. Over 100 workers were killed and about 300 wounded. This incident came to be known as Bloody Sunday.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1905, they asked the Czar for help by presenting a petition to the Winter palace. The Czar was not at home and his generals ordered the troops to open fire on the people. Over 500 unarmed people were killed in an incident that became known as Bloody Sunday.

Detailed explanation-5: -Following Bloody Sunday, a series of industrial strikes forced the Tsar to grant some concessions in the October Manifesto. This manifesto pledged to grant civil liberties and establish a parliament (duma) formed partly from elections.