WORLD HISTORY

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A key event leading to the Russian Revolution took place on January 22, 1905. Workers were marching to the Czar’s palace in order to present a petition (request) for better working conditions. What happened to them?
A
A snowstorm came up, no one came to help them and many died from exposure.
B
They were fired upon by soldiers and many of them were killed or injured.
C
The Czar ripped up their petition and threw it back into the crowd, causing a riot.
D
The Czar listened to their claims, but told the workers they didn’t deserve the help they requested.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On January 22, 1905, a group of workers led by the radical priest Georgy Apollonovich Gapon marched to the czar’s Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to make their demands. Imperial forces opened fire on the demonstrators, killing and wounding hundreds.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct option is D Father Gapon Who led the procession of workers to the event ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Russia? Q. State any events after the Bloody Sunday which led to the Revolution of 1905 in Russia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The workers were attacked by the police and the guards. This event came to be known as the Bloody Sunday. This event along with countrywide strikes and walkouts by workers, farmers and educated middle class preceded the Russian Revolution of 1905.

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