Explain the major events that were responsible for the Russian Revolution of Why were there revolutionary disturbances in Russia in 1905? OR What were the demands of the Revolutionaries?

Explain the major events that were responsible for the Russian Revolution of Why were there revolutionary disturbances in Russia in 1905? 

OR

What were the demands of the Revolutionaries?

Ans.

(i) Autocratic Rule : Russia was under the autocratic rule of the Tsars. The Tsar Nicholas II was an inefficient and corrupt ruler.

(ii) Role of Liberals and Socialists : Both Liberals and Socialists were against the dynastic rule. They worked with peasants and workers to demand a constitution. They were being supported by Jadidists.

(iii) Strike of the workers: The year 1904 was a bad year for the Russian workers. Prices of essential goods rose so quickly that real wages declined by 20%. So there was a strike by the workers. They demanded reduction in working hours, an increase in wages and improvement in the working conditions.

(iv) Bloody Sunday : The incident of Bloody Sunday in which more than 100 workers were killed became the turning point. It lead to an all Russia strike. Lawyers, doctors, engineers and others demanded constituent assembly.