The 1905 Russian Revolution was sparked by several factors, including unrest among peasants and urban workers, a weak economy, Russia's humiliating defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, and extensive foreign investments in Russia. Major events included Bloody Sunday in January 1905, when Cossacks opened fire on peaceful protesters in St. Petersburg, and the mutiny on the battleship Potemkin in June 1905. In response to the unrest, Tsar Nicholas II issued the October Manifesto in 1905, which established basic civil liberties and agreed to the creation of an elected parliament, the Duma. However, the revolution ultimately failed to unseat the Tsar or establish a democratic government in Russia.

1. The
1905
Russian
Revolution

2. Nicholas II: The Last RomanovNicholas II: The Last Romanov
TsarTsar
[r. 1894-1917][r. 1894-1917]

3. The Tsar& His FamilyThe Tsar& His Family

4. Hemophilia & the TsarevichHemophilia & the Tsarevich

5. Nicholas II & His Uncle, GeorgeNicholas II & His Uncle, George
VV

6. CausesCauses

7. 1. Early1. Early
2020cc
::
RussianRussian
SocialSocial
HierarchyHierarchy

8. 2. First Stages of2. First Stages of
IndustrializationIndustrialization
An Early Russian Factory

9. 3. WeakEconomy3. WeakEconomy
1905 Russian Rubles

10. 4. Extensive Foreign4. Extensive Foreign
Investments & InfluenceInvestments & Influence
Building the Trans-Siberian RR
[Economic benefits only in a few regions.]

11. 5. Russo-Japanese War5. Russo-Japanese War [1904-[1904-
1905]1905]
The “Yellow Peril”

12. Russo-Japanese WarRusso-Japanese War [1904-1905][1904-1905]

13. Russo-Japanese WarRusso-Japanese War [1904-1905][1904-1905]

14. Russian & Japanese SoldiersRussian & Japanese Soldiers

15. Russia Is HumiliatedRussia Is Humiliated

16. Treaty of PortsmouthTreaty of Portsmouth [NH] -[NH] -
19051905
President
Theodore
Roosevelt
Acts as the
Peacemaker
[He gets
the Nobel
Peace Prize
for his
efforts.]

17. 6. Unrest Among the6. Unrest Among the
Peasants & Urban WorkingPeasants & Urban Working
PoorPoor
Father
Georgi
Gapon:
Leader of theLeader of the
People ORPeople OR
PolicePolice
Informer?Informer?

18. Bloody SundayBloody Sunday
January 22, 1905January 22, 1905
The Czar’s Winter Palace in St. Petersburg

19. TheThe
RevolutionRevolution
SpreadsSpreads

20. Russian Cossacks SlaughterRussian Cossacks Slaughter
The People in OdessaThe People in Odessa
Anti-Jewish Attacks

21. 7. The Battleship7. The Battleship PotemkinPotemkin
MutinyMutiny [June, 1905][June, 1905]

22. Result
s
Result
s

23. 1. The Tsar’s1. The Tsar’s OctoberManifestoOctoberManifesto
October 30, 1905

24. 2. The Opening of the2. The Opening of the DumaDuma::
Possible Reforms?Possible Reforms?
1906
 The first two tries were too
radical.
 The third duma was elected by
the richest people in Russia in
1907.

25. The Russian Constitution ofThe Russian Constitution of
19061906 Known as the Fundamental Laws
[April 23, 1906].
 The autocracy of the Russian Tsar was
declared.
 The Tsar was supreme over the law, the
church, and the Duma.
 It confirmed the basic human rights
granted by the October Manifesto, BUT
made them subordinate to the supremacy
of the law.

26. 3. Jewish Refugees Come to3. Jewish Refugees Come to
America in 1906America in 1906

27. 4.4. ThePathThePath
toto
October,October,
19171917

28. Why did the 1905 RevolutionWhy did the 1905 Revolution
Fail?Fail?