HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Over 100 workers were killed and some 300 wounded.
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Over 10 workers were killed and some 30 wounded.
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Over 1000 workers were killed and some 3000 wounded.
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Over 1 workers were killed and some 3 wounded.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-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: -The petition was signed by 135, 000 workmen and outlined some of the problems they identified with working and living under the tsar’s regime. On their way to deliver the petition in a peaceful demonstration, participants were shot in a massacre that would become known as Blood Sunday.