Russian Revolution of 1905
January 22, 1905 – June 16, 1907 · St. Petersburg
A wave of mass political and social unrest across the Russian Empire, including worker strikes, peasant revolts, and naval mutinies. It led to the October Manifesto and Russia's first constitution in 1906, but left the underlying causes of discontent unresolved.
Key people
Nicholas II of Russia
Tsar of Russia · Russian Empire and allies
Leon Trotsky
belligerent leader · Revolutionaries
Sergei Witte
belligerent leader · Russian Empire and allies
Georgy Gapon
belligerent leader · Revolutionaries
Dmitri Trepov
belligerent leader · Russian Empire and allies
Viktor Chernov
belligerent leader · Revolutionaries
Participants
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Russian Empire
Russian Empire and allies
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Socialist Revolutionary Party
Revolutionaries
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Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Revolutionaries
- Union of Liberation Revolutionaries
Strength and losses
Battles and events 7
- Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland 1905 – 1907
- Armenian–Tatar massacres of 1905–1906 1905 – 1906
- Finnish general strike of 1905 1905
- Łódź insurrection June 25, 1905
- Moscow uprising of 1905 December 18, 1905 – January 2, 1906
- Sveaborg rebellion July 31 – August 2, 1906
- Coup of June 1907 June 16, 1907
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Russian Revolution of 1905