HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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The Duma
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Bloody Saturday
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Bloody Sunday
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The Bolsheviks
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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: -Russian Revolution of 1905, uprising that was instrumental in convincing Tsar Nicholas II to attempt the transformation of the Russian government from an autocracy into a constitutional monarchy.
Detailed explanation-3: -About 200 people died and 800 were wounded during the march led by Father George Gapon on 22 January 1905.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bloody Sunday (often called as Red Sunday) took place on 22nd Jan, 1905 when Imperial Guards openly fired on the demonstrators led by Father Georgii Gapon as they marched towards the Winter Palace to submit their petition to Tsar Nicholas II.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.