Top 10 facts about Bloody Sunday (1905)
Thousands of working class people—not Social Democrats but just the loyal working people—under the leadership of priest George Gapon—annoyed by an economic slump, poor working conditions, and the ongoing Russo-Japan War, marched on the freezing Sunday morning of January 22, 1905, to the Winter Palace, just to submit their kind petition to the Tsar Nicholas … Read more