Siege of Port Arthur
Russia offers terms of surrender at Port Arthur to Japan
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1905 in Russia
Explore 251 historical events and records for Russia in 1905.
Historical records for Russia in 1905
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January
Port Arthur Defeat
Russia's defeat at Port Arthur deepens pressure on the government.
Result of Surrender of Russia at Port Arthur
Port Arthur passes to Japanese control, removing a major Russian base from the war.
Siege of Port Arthur
Nogi accepts the Russian surrender
Surrender of Port Arthur
Surrenders Port Arthur to Japanese forces.
Surrender of Russia at Port Arthur
Russia's offer of surrender is accepted by Japan
Bloody Sunday
Putilov dismissals help ignite the strike wave before Bloody Sunday.
Strike
Appeals to workers to stay away from the demonstrations threatening to use force
Strike
Gapon asks the Tsar to reduce the working day to 8 hrs and improve conditions and wages. 82,000 workers go out on strike
Strike
More than 80,000 workers go on strike in Saint Petersburg
Arrest of Georgy Gapon
Sends out orders to arrest Gapon but Gapon goes into hiding
Bloody Sunday
Attempts to contain the strike and petition movement before the march.
Bloody Sunday
Permits a petition but tries to restrict the workers' route.
Strike
120,000 workers go out on strike
Strike
Troops open fire and 200 are killed and 800 injured
Bloody Sunday
Encourages women and families to join the peaceful procession.
Bloody Sunday
Is absent from the capital as troops confront petitioning workers.
Bloody Sunday
Military repression helps turn protest into revolution.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday turns reform pressure into national crisis.
Bloody Sunday
Earlier police-union experiments collapse under the crisis.
Arrest of Maxim Gorky
Arrested for expressing sympathy with the Saint Petersburg marchers
Bloody Sunday
Denounces the shootings and is arrested during the aftermath.
Bloody Sunday
Is arrested after condemning the Bloody Sunday shootings.
Bloody Sunday
Interprets the massacre as the opening of revolution.
Bloody Sunday
Mensheviks analyse the massacre as a mass political awakening.
Bloody Sunday
Liberal opposition gains strength after the massacre.
Bloody Sunday
Becomes associated with repression after the massacre.
Strike
The Government appeals in vain for the workers to return to work
Dismissal
Loses authority after the failure to contain the crisis.
Strike
Strikers in Warsaw loot and burn shops, 93 are killed by Russian troops
Strike
During a strike in Riga troops charge demonstrators and 70 are killed
Strike
93 are killed during strikes in Warsaw
Bloody Sunday
Is dismissed after the crisis caused by Bloody Sunday.
Demonstrations
Allows the demonstration but forbids demonstrators to go near the Winter Palace
Dismissal
Dismissed as Minister of the Interior after demonstrations in Saint Petersburg
Governor
Appointed Governor General of Saint Petersburg
Governor General
Is appointed governor general to restore order.
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Bloody Sunday
Troops fire on workers marching to the Winter Palace.
Demonstrations
Troops fire on demonstrators, helping spark the 1905 Revolution.
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