January
1 January 1905Siege of Port ArthurNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Port Arthur · Warfare / Russo-Japanese War
Russia offers terms of surrender at Port Arthur to Japan
2 January 1905Port Arthur DefeatSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Warfare / Russo-Japanese War
Russia's defeat at Port Arthur deepens pressure on the government.
2 January 1905Result of Surrender of Russia at Port ArthurNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Port Arthur · Warfare / Russo-Japanese War
Port Arthur passes to Japanese control, removing a major Russian base from the war.
2 January 1905Siege of Port ArthurAnatoli Stoessel
Port Arthur · Warfare / Russo-Japanese War
Nogi accepts the Russian surrender
2 January 1905Surrender of Port ArthurAnatoli Mikhailovich Stoessel
Port Arthur · Warfare / Russo-Japanese War
Surrenders Port Arthur to Japanese forces.
2 January 1905Surrender of Russia at Port ArthurNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Port Arthur · Warfare / Russo-Japanese War
Russia's offer of surrender is accepted by Japan
3 January 1905Bloody SundayIvan Vasiliev
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Putilov dismissals help ignite the strike wave before Bloody Sunday.
7 January 1905StrikeIvan Alexandrovich Fullon
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Appeals to workers to stay away from the demonstrations threatening to use force
7 January 1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Gapon asks the Tsar to reduce the working day to 8 hrs and improve conditions and wages. 82,000 workers go out on strike
7 January 1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
More than 80,000 workers go on strike in Saint Petersburg
8 January 1905Arrest of Georgy GaponIvan Alexandrovich Fullon
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Sends out orders to arrest Gapon but Gapon goes into hiding
8 January 1905Bloody SundayIvan Alexandrovich Fullon
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Attempts to contain the strike and petition movement before the march.
8 January 1905Bloody SundayPyotr Dmitrievich Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Permits a petition but tries to restrict the workers' route.
8 January 1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
120,000 workers go out on strike
8 January 1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Troops open fire and 200 are killed and 800 injured
9 January 1905Bloody SundayVera Karelina
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Encourages women and families to join the peaceful procession.
9 January 1905Bloody SundayNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Tsarskoye Selo · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is absent from the capital as troops confront petitioning workers.
9 January 1905Bloody SundayDmitri Feodorovich Trepov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Military repression helps turn protest into revolution.
9 January 1905Bloody SundaySergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Bloody Sunday turns reform pressure into national crisis.
9 January 1905Bloody SundaySergei Vasilyevich Zubatov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Earlier police-union experiments collapse under the crisis.
10 January 1905Arrest of Maxim GorkyMaxim Gorky
Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Arrested for expressing sympathy with the Saint Petersburg marchers
10 January 1905Bloody SundayMaxim Gorky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Denounces the shootings and is arrested during the aftermath.
10 January 1905Bloody SundayMaxim Gorky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is arrested after condemning the Bloody Sunday shootings.
10 January 1905Bloody SundayVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin
Geneva · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Interprets the massacre as the opening of revolution.
10 January 1905Bloody SundayJulius Martov
Geneva · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Mensheviks analyse the massacre as a mass political awakening.
10 January 1905Bloody SundayPavel Nikolayevich Milyukov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Liberal opposition gains strength after the massacre.
10 January 1905Bloody SundayDmitri Feodorovich Trepov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Becomes associated with repression after the massacre.
10 January 1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
The Government appeals in vain for the workers to return to work
11 January 1905DismissalIvan Alexandrovich Fullon
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Loses authority after the failure to contain the crisis.
12 January 1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Warsaw · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Strikers in Warsaw loot and burn shops, 93 are killed by Russian troops
13 January 1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Riga · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
During a strike in Riga troops charge demonstrators and 70 are killed
14 January 1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Warsaw · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
93 are killed during strikes in Warsaw
18 January 1905Bloody SundayPyotr Dmitrievich Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is dismissed after the crisis caused by Bloody Sunday.
18 January 1905DemonstrationsPyotr Dmitrievich Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Allows the demonstration but forbids demonstrators to go near the Winter Palace
18 January 1905DismissalPyotr Dmitrievich Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Moscow · Government / Government of Russia
Dismissed as Minister of the Interior after demonstrations in Saint Petersburg
18 January 1905GovernorVladimir Federovich Trepov
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Appointed Governor General of Saint Petersburg
18 January 1905Governor GeneralDmitri Feodorovich Trepov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is appointed governor general to restore order.
18 January 1905Minister of InteriorAlexander Grigoryevich Bulygin
Government / Government of Russia
Appointed Minister of the Interior
22 January 1905Bloody SundayNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Troops fire on workers marching to the Winter Palace.
22 January 1905DemonstrationsNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Troops fire on demonstrators, helping spark the 1905 Revolution.
22 January 1905PetitionNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
The Union of Liberation presents a petition to the Tsar
January 1905Bloody SundayPyotr Berngardovich Struve
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Uses the crisis to press demands for constitutional reform.
January 1905Bloody SundaySergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Warns that repression alone cannot stabilise the empire.
January 1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Odessa · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Strikers are joined by the crew of the Potemkin, 2,000 demonstrators are killed
February
17 February 1905Assassination of Grand Duke SergeiSergei Alexandrovich Romanov Grand Duke Sergei
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
The Tsar's uncle is assassinated
17 February 1905Assassination of Sergei Alexandrovich RomanovIvan Kaliev
Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Assassinates Grand Duke Sergei
17 February 1905Assassination of Sergei Alexandrovich RomanovIvan Platonovich Kalyayev
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Assassinates Grand Duke Sergei with a bomb.
17 February 1905Assassination of Sergei Alexandrovich RomanovSergei Alexandrovich Romanov Grand Duke Sergei
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is killed by Ivan Kalyayev in Moscow.
17 February 1905Assassination of Sergei Alexandrovich RomanovSergei Alexandrovich Romanov Grand Duke Sergei
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
The Tsar's uncle is assassinated
18 February 1905Bulygin DumaAlexander Grigoryevich Bulygin
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Develops proposals for a consultative Duma.
18 February 1905Constitution of RussiaNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Asks for "suggestions" "concerning improvement of the state and the nations well-being"
18 February 1905Minister of InteriorAlexander Grigoryevich Bulygin
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Becomes minister of the interior during the revolutionary crisis.
18 February 1905Reform RescriptNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Tsarskoye Selo · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Calls for suggestions on improving state administration.
20 February 1905Battle of MukdenLavr Georgiyevich Kornilov
Mukden · Warfare / Russo-Japanese War
Serves during the fighting around Mukden.
20 February 1905Battle of MukdenAleksei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin
Mukden · Warfare / Russo-Japanese War
Commands Russian forces during the defeat at Mukden.
February 1905Bloody SundayLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Returns secretly to Russia after Bloody Sunday.
February 1905Bloody SundayLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Returns to Russia after the revolutionary crisis begins.
February 1905Bloody SundaySergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Urges reform as disorder spreads after Bloody Sunday.
August
6 August 1905Bulygin ManifestoAlexander Grigoryevich Bulygin
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Proposes a consultative assembly without full legislative power.
6 August 1905Bulygin ManifestoNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Approves a consultative Duma proposal that fails to satisfy opposition.
13 August 1905Birth of SerovIvan Alexandrovich Serov
Afimskoe · Warfare / Revolution of Russia
Birth of Ivan Alexandrovich Serov
19 August 1905Constitution of RussiaNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Moscow · Government / Government of Russia
The Duma has advisory powers but is without legislative authority. Signs a manifesto summoning the Imperial Duma
19 August 1905DumaNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Moscow · Government / Government of Russia
The Duma has advisory powers but is without legislative authority
19 August 1905ManifestoNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Moscow · Government / Government of Russia
Issues a manifesto promising speech, assembly rights and elections to the Duma.
August 1905Bolshevik PartyKliment Yefremovich Voroshilov
Lugansk · Politics / Bolshevik Party
Appointed Chairman of the Lugansk Soviet, 1st term
August 1905ChairmanKliment Yefremovich Voroshilov
Lugansk · Politics / Bolshevik Party
Appointed Chairman of the Lugansk Soviet, 1st term
August 1905Peace DelegationSergei Yulyevich Witte
Portsmouth · Warfare / Russo-Japanese War
Leads the Russian delegation at Portsmouth.
August 1905Peasant RebellionPyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Saratov · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Uses force against unrest in Saratov province.
October
7 October 1905General StrikeSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is called upon as the general strike paralyses the empire.
7 October 1905General StrikeSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
The general strike forces Nicholas II to seek Witte's advice.
9 October 1905Memorandum to TsarSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Argues that only constitutional concessions can restore order.
12 October 1905Kadets FoundedPavel Nikolayevich Milyukov
Moscow · Politics / Constitutional Democratic Party
Helps found the Constitutional Democratic Party.
13 October 1905Saint Petersburg SovietGeorgy Khrustalev-Nosar
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Helps lead the workers' Soviet created during the 1905 Revolution.
13 October 1905Saint Petersburg SovietGeorgy Khrustalev-Nosar
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Chairs the Saint Petersburg Soviet of Workers' Deputies.
15 October 1905October Manifesto DraftSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Drafts concessions intended to end the general strike.
15 October 1905October Manifesto DraftSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Drafts the manifesto promising liberties and representation.
15 October 1905October Manifesto DraftSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Submits draft concessions to end the strike and save the monarchy.
17 October 1905Grand Duke Nicholas WarningSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Military dictatorship is rejected as constitutional concessions are accepted.
17 October 1905October ManifestoNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Issues the October Manifesto promising civil liberties and a Duma.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, promising civil rights and a Duma.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Nicholas II signs the October Manifesto under Witte's influence.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Persuades Nicholas II to accept concessions during the revolutionary crisis.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
The manifesto promises basic rights and an elected legislature.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Witte argues that concessions are needed to end the general strike.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Witte's advice shapes Nicholas II's constitutional concessions.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Helps secure the manifesto during the revolutionary strike wave.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, promising civil rights and a Duma.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Nicholas II signs the October Manifesto under Witte's influence.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Persuades Nicholas II to accept concessions during the revolutionary crisis.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
The manifesto promises freedom of conscience speech meeting and association.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Witte persuades Nicholas II to avoid a military dictatorship.
17 October 1905October ManifestoSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Witte's programme offers constitutional concessions to calm the empire.
17 October 1905Reform of Revolutionary GovernmentNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Signs the "October Manifesto", establishing the State Duma as the elected legislature
18 October 1905Death of BaumanNikolai Ernestovich Bauman
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
His death becomes a rallying point for Moscow workers.
19 October 1905Constitution of RussiaSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Begins organising government after the October Manifesto.
19 October 1905Council of MinistersSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Forms the new government after the October Manifesto.
19 October 1905Prime Minister of RussiaSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Becomes chairman of the Council of Ministers.
19 October 1905Prime Minister of RussiaSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Appointed Russia's first chairman of the Council of Ministers.
19 October 1905Prime Minister of RussiaSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Heads the new Council of Ministers after the manifesto.
22 October 1905Constitution of RussiaSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Warns Nicholas II that Russia is close to revolution.
26 October 1905Saint Petersburg SovietLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Emerges as a leading figure in the workers' Soviet.
26 October 1905Saint Petersburg SovietLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Becomes a central organiser and speaker in the Soviet.
26 October 1905Saint Petersburg SovietLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Becomes a major speaker and organiser in the 1905 Soviet.
26 October 1905Soviet of Saint PetersburgLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Helps found the Saint Petersburg Soviet, 50 such Soviets are soon founded all over Russia
30 October 1905Constitution of RussiaNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Issues a manifesto granting the right of Labour to organize. Issues a manifesto granting freedom of speech, conscience and Assembly. Issues a manifesto granting a suffrage law for elections to the Duma
30 October 1905ElectionNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Issues a manifesto granting a suffrage law for elections to the Duma
30 October 1905SuffrageNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Issues a manifesto granting a suffrage law for elections to the Duma
October 1905Bloody SundayGeorgy Khrustalev-Nosar
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Later leads the Soviet born from the revolutionary wave.
October 1905Bloody SundayAlexander Parvus
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Interprets the new Soviet movement as a revolutionary opportunity.
October 1905Cabinet GovernmentSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Attempts to create a more coordinated ministerial government.
October 1905Civil LibertiesSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Tries to manage promises of civil liberties amid unrest.
October 1905General StrikeSergei Yulyevich Witte
Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Railway strikes paralyse the Russian rail network.
October 1905October Manifesto SupportAlexander Ivanovich Guchkov
Moscow · Politics / Octobrist Party
Welcomes limited constitutional reform after the manifesto.
October 1905Saint Petersburg SovietGeorgy Khrustalev-Nosar
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is appointed chairman of the workers' Soviet during the 1905 Revolution.
October 1905Saint Petersburg SovietJulius Martov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Supports socialist activity around the workers' Soviet.
October 1905Saint Petersburg SovietAlexander Parvus
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Influences Trotsky and Soviet revolutionary strategy.
October 1905Saint Petersburg SovietAlexander Parvus
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Influences socialist strategy around the workers' Soviet.
October 1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Railworkers go on strike and paralyze the whole Russian rail network
November
8 November 1905Kronstadt RebellionNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Kronstadt · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
A rebellion breaks out among sailors at Kronstadt.
8 November 1905Reballion of Rebels in KronstadtNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Kronstadt · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
A rebellion breaks out among the sailors of the Kronstadt fortress
9 November 1905Kronstadt RebellionFyodor Vasilievich Dubasov
Kronstadt · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Helps restore authority after the Kronstadt naval unrest.
26 November 1905Arrest of Georgy Khrustalev-NosarGeorgy Khrustalev-Nosar
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is arrested as the government attacks the Soviet.
26 November 1905Arrest of Soviet ChairmanGeorgy Khrustalev-Nosar
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is arrested as the government attacks the Soviet.
27 November 1905Soviet ChairmanshipLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Assumes leading authority after Khrustalev-Nosar's arrest.
November 1905Assassination CampaignBoris Viktorovich Savinkov
Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Supports Socialist Revolutionary terrorist activity against officials.
November 1905Bloody SundayAlexander Alexandrovich Bogdanov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Builds Bolshevik organisation during the upheaval after January.
November 1905Bolshevik CentreAlexander Alexandrovich Bogdanov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Helps organise Bolshevik activity during the revolution.
November 1905Duma PreparationSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Works on arrangements for the promised State Duma.
November 1905Lugansk SovietKliment Yefremovich Voroshilov
Lugansk · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Leads Bolshevik activity in the Lugansk Soviet.
November 1905Return to RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Returns from exile during the 1905 Revolution.
November 1905Return to RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Returns from exile during the revolutionary upheaval.
November 1905Saint Petersburg SovietVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Studies the Soviet as a new form of revolutionary organisation.
November 1905Union of Russian PeopleAlexander Ivanovich Dubrovsky
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Black Hundreds
Organises monarchist reaction against revolutionary movements.
December
2 December 1905Financial ManifestoLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Supports the Soviet appeal against tsarist finances.
3 December 1905Arrest of Georgy Khrustalev-NosarGeorgy Khrustalev-Nosar
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is arrested after chairing the revolutionary workers' Soviet.
3 December 1905Arrest of Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is arrested after the Soviet is suppressed.
3 December 1905Arrest of Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is arrested when the 1905 Soviet is suppressed.
3 December 1905Arrest of SovietGeorgy Khrustalev-Nosar
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is arrested after chairing the revolutionary workers' Soviet.
3 December 1905Arrest of SovietLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is arrested after the Soviet is suppressed.
3 December 1905Arrest of SovietLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Is arrested when the 1905 Soviet is suppressed.
3 December 1905Soviet SuppressionSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Government repression follows the arrest of Soviet leaders.
3 December 1905Suppression of SovietDmitri Feodorovich Trepov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Authorities arrest Soviet leaders in Saint Petersburg.
3 December 1905Suppression of SovietDmitri Feodorovich Trepov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Authorities move against the Saint Petersburg Soviet.
7 December 1905Moscow UprisingIvan Vasilyevich Babushkin
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Supports Bolshevik agitation during the December uprising.
7 December 1905Moscow UprisingFyodor Vasilievich Dubasov
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Commands forces suppressing the Moscow armed uprising.
7 December 1905Moscow UprisingMikhail Vasilyevich Frunze
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Takes part in revolutionary activity during the uprising.
7 December 1905Moscow UprisingSergei Yulyevich Witte
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Faces armed revolt in Moscow after the manifesto.
8 December 1905Moscow UprisingBoris Viktorovich Savinkov
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Socialist Revolutionaries support armed resistance in Moscow.
10 December 1905Moscow UprisingNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Orders repression as armed revolt spreads in Moscow.
11 December 1905Duma Electoral LawSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Helps implement electoral law for the first Duma.
11 December 1905Duma Electoral LawSergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Works to implement the Duma promised in the manifesto.
11 December 1905Electoral LawNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia
Issues electoral rules for the new State Duma.
15 December 1905Presnya FightingFyodor Vasilievich Dubasov
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Uses artillery against rebel districts in Moscow.
16 December 1905Presnya FightingMikhail Vasilyevich Frunze
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Revolutionaries resist government troops in Moscow districts.
17 December 1905Moscow RepressionSergei Yulyevich Witte
Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
The government suppresses the Moscow uprising.
December 1905RepressionNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Government repression breaks the revolutionary wave by late December.
December 1905Trial of Soviet DeputiesLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Faces prosecution after the suppression of the Soviet.
Other Events
19051905 RevolutionJulius Martov
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Mensheviks emphasise broad workers' organisation during the revolution.
1905Arrest of Alexander Fedorovich KerenskyAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky
Politics / Socialist Revolutionary Party
Arrested and expelled from the Socialist Revolutionary Party
1905Assassination of Grand Duke SergeiBoris Viktorovich Savinkov
Politics / Socialist Revolutionary Party
Organizes the assassination of Grand Duke Sergey Alexanderovich
1905Assassination of Sergei Alexandrovich RomanovBoris Viktorovich Savinkov
Politics / Socialist Revolutionary Party
Organizes the assassination of Grand Duke Sergey Alexanderovich
1905Baltic UnrestPeteris Stucka
Riga · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Latvian socialists organise during strikes and rural unrest.
1905Bloody SundayBoris Viktorovich Savinkov
Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Sees terrorist politics gain support after the massacre.
1905Bloody SundaySergei Yulyevich Witte
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Called by the Tsar to address unrest after Bloody Sunday.
1905Bolshevik CentreAlexander Alexandrovich Bogdanov
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Supports Bolshevik organisation during the revolutionary year.
1905Bolshevik PartyVladimir Aleksandrovich Bazarov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Supports the Bolsheviks
1905Bund ActivityArkadi Kremer
Vilna · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Jewish socialist activists take part in strike and revolutionary activity.
1905Caucasus UnrestStepan Shahumyan
Baku · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Works in socialist circles during unrest in the Caucasus.
1905Combat OrganisationYevno Fishelevich Azef
Russia · Politics / Socialist Revolutionary Party
Directs terrorist operations while secretly informing police.
1905Constitution of RussiaLeon Trotsky
Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
"We are given a Constitution but absolutism remains"
1905DumaGeorgy Yevgenyevich Lvov
Moscow · Government / Government of Russia
Appointed Member of Duma
1905EditorMaxim Maximovich Litvinov
Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Appointed Editor of the Social Democratic Labour Party's first legal newspaper, Novaya Zhizn (New Life) in St. Petersburg
1905Exile of Boris Viktorovich SavinkovBoris Viktorovich Savinkov
Politics / Socialist Revolutionary Party
Arrested and condemned to death but escapes and flees to Switzerland
1905Exile of Karl Bernhardovich RadekKarl Bernhardovich Radek
Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Fights in exile in Poland
1905Foreign Secretary of RussiaAlexander Petrovich Izvolsky
Government / Government of Russia
Appointed Foreign Minister
1905GolodSemyon Solomonovich Yushkevich
Arts / Literature
Publication of "Golod"
1905GolodSemyon Solomonovich Yushkevich
Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Publishes Golod amid the cultural upheaval of 1905.
1905GovernorPyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Saratov · Government / Government of Russia
Appointed Governor of Saratov
1905IzvestiaLeon Trotsky
Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
"We are given a Constitution but absolutism remains"
1905Novaya ZhiznMaxim Maximovich Litvinov
Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Appointed Editor of the Social Democratic Labour Party's first legal newspaper, Novaya Zhizn (New Life) in St. Petersburg
1905Open Letter to Professor MiliukovLeon Trotsky
Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Issues an open letter to liberal politician Pavel Miliukov during the political struggles of the 1905 Revolution.
1905Party LeaderPavel Nikolayevich Milyukov
Politics / Union of Unions
Appointed Party Leader of the Union of Unions
1905Permanent RevolutionLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Develops ideas shaped by the Saint Petersburg Soviet experience.
1905Polish RevolutionJozef Pilsudski
Warsaw · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Polish socialist action grows during the empire-wide revolution.
1905Political Letter IILeon Trotsky
Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Writes Political Letter II during the revolutionary upheaval of 1905.
1905Reballion of peasantPyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Government / Government of Russia
Uses force to suppress a peasant rebellion
1905Reballion of peasantPyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Uses force to suppress a peasant rebellion
1905Reform of ParliamentPavel Nikolayevich Milyukov
Politics / Union of Unions
Joins Liberal and radical groups demanding Parliamentary Government and universal suffrage
1905Revolution of 1905Vladimir Aleksandrovich Bazarov
Saint Petersburg · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Supports the Bolsheviks
1905Revolution of 1905Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Revolution, 1905
Supports political prisoners and radical opposition after 1905.
1905Revolution of 1905Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Socialist Revolutionary Party
Supports political prisoners and radical opposition after the revolution.
1905Revolution of 1905Julius Martov
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Warns against premature seizure of power by social democrats.
1905Revolution of 1905Yuly Osipovich Martov
Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Agrees with Plekhanov that the RSDP should not seize power as the revolution is bourgeois
1905Revolution of 1905Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov
Geneva · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Argues over socialist tactics during the bourgeois-democratic revolution.
1905Revolution of 1905Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Lodz · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Socialist revolutionaries seek to overthrow the Tsar
1905Russian Social Democratic Labour PartyVasily Vasilyevich Iakovlev
Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Appointed Member of Social Democratic Party
1905Siege of MukdenNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Mukden · Warfare / Russo-Japanese War
Russia is forced to surrender Mukden to Japan
1905Social Revolutionary PartyAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky
Politics / Socialist Revolutionary Party
Appointed Member of Socialist Revolutionary Party
1905Socialist Revolutionary PartyAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky
Politics / Socialist Revolutionary Party
Appointed Member of Socialist Revolutionary Party
1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Lodz · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Russian Poland is put under a state of siege
1905StrikeNikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov Nicholas II
Lodz · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Socialist revolutionaries seek to overthrow the Tsar
1905The Events in PetersburgLeon Trotsky
Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Writes The Events in Petersburg during the revolutionary crisis that brings him back into Russian political activity.
1905Union of LiberationPyotr Berngardovich Struve
Russia · Politics / Union of Liberation
Supports liberal demands for constitutional government.
1905Union of UnionsPavel Nikolayevich Milyukov
Politics / Union of Unions
Demands Parliamentary Government and universal suffrage
1905Universal SuffragePavel Nikolayevich Milyukov
Politics / Union of Unions
Joins Liberal and radical groups demanding Parliamentary Government and universal suffrage. Demands Parliamentary Government and universal suffrage
1905Warsaw UnrestFelix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky
Warsaw · Revolution / Revolution of Russia
Takes part in revolutionary socialist activity in Russian Poland.