Bloody Sunday In Russia In 1905
Opening Sentences: The struggle between classes and the corruption of the government are problems that have existed for 100s of years. Russia was known as a country with the ability to feed the world. In 1855-1881 Alexander II reigned and during his time he emancipated the serfs of Russia in 1861. After he reigned his son Alexander III did, and he ended this political reform efforts and returned Russia to an absolute rule. When Nicholas II reigned as tsar of Russia many had already disliked his powerful ruling. A small group of aristocrats held much of the power and wealth and the majority(peasants) had little power. However, in 1905 an event known to many as Bloody Sunday occurred and shifted the people’s view of the government. In 1914,
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For many historians, it is unclear who ordered the soldiers to shoot unarmed workers on January 22nd, however, regardless of who issued this call it would not change the effects of what happened. The Russians had built up a strong dislike for the tsar Nicholas II’s rule, they believed that he was a weak and incompetent ruler, and the people had began to grow tired of it. The working middle had begin to emerge, even though a majority of the country wasn’t industrialized, due to the fact that the majority were peasants. The people of Russia believed that the Tsar’s job was to protect the people. However, the people didn’t feel as though the Tsar was fulfilling his duty and as a result, the workers went on a labor strike. This strike was a peaceful demonstration, but resulted in many casualties of innocent people. According to the reading Revolution of 1905: Was Lenin Right When He Called the Revolution of 1905 a Dress Rehearsal for the Revolution of 1917 “the central problems remained unsolved and made the events of 1917 inevitable.” This quote demonstrates how even the government was aware of that the social economic problems were becoming an increasingly large issue. Instead of them trying to solve the problem through actually listening to the people they used unnecessary force and killed many innocent people. But, still the problem remained and the people just lost even more faith in their government’s ability to protect and listen to their
For many historians, it is unclear who ordered the soldiers to shoot unarmed workers on January 22nd, however, regardless of who issued this call it would not change the effects of what happened. The Russians had built up a strong dislike for the tsar Nicholas II’s rule, they believed that he was a weak and incompetent ruler, and the people had began to grow tired of it. The working middle had begin to emerge, even though a majority of the country wasn’t industrialized, due to the fact that the majority were peasants. The people of Russia believed that the Tsar’s job was to protect the people. However, the people didn’t feel as though the Tsar was fulfilling his duty and as a result, the workers went on a labor strike. This strike was a peaceful demonstration, but resulted in many casualties of innocent people. According to the reading Revolution of 1905: Was Lenin Right When He Called the Revolution of 1905 a Dress Rehearsal for the Revolution of 1917 “the central problems remained unsolved and made the events of 1917 inevitable.” This quote demonstrates how even the government was aware of that the social economic problems were becoming an increasingly large issue. Instead of them trying to solve the problem through actually listening to the people they used unnecessary force and killed many innocent people. But, still the problem remained and the people just lost even more faith in their government’s ability to protect and listen to their