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 Bloody Sunday

·         Prices of goods Rose so rapidly bi 1904 that the real wages decline by 20%.

·         During this time four members of the putilove iron works were dismissed.

·         The action was called for.

·         Over 110000 workers in Saint Petersburg went on strike demanding A reduction in the working day to 8 hours and increase in wages and improvement and working conditions.

·         The procession of workers was led by Father Gapon.

·         When the reach the winter Palace it was attacked by the police and the Cossacks over hundred workers were killed and about 300 wounded.

·         This incident is known as Bloddy Sunday and it led to a series of strikes.

·         During the 1905 revolution Tsar allowed the creation of an elected consultative Parliament or Duma.

·         Tsar not wants any questioning of his authority.

·         He dismissed the first Duma within 75 days and re-elected II amount within 3 months he changed the voting laws and packed the third Duma with conservative politicians liberals and revolutionaries were kept out.