Russian Revolution of 1905

The Russian Revolution of 1905 is also called the First Russian Revolution. It started on January 22, 1905, with many protests and unrest across the Russian Empire^[1]. This unrest led to the creation of a constitutional monarchy with the Russian Constitution of 1906.

Many different groups were unhappy and took action, including workers on strike, peasants revolting, and soldiers mutinying. These actions were against Tsar Nicholas II, the nobility, and the ruling class. Because of the pressure, they had to make changes, such as creating the State Duma (a legislative body) and allowing a multi-party system.^[2]

1. ↑ Ascher, Abraham (1988). The Revolution of 1905: Russia in Disarray. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-2327-5.
2. ↑ O'Connor, Kevin (2003). The history of the Baltic States. The Greenwood histories of the modern nations. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-32355-3.