The Tsar's troops opened fire on a peaceful protest led by Father Gapon, a major turning point
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Tsar Nicolas the 2nd
the ruler of Russia (1894-1917), a stubborn autocrat
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Russo-Japanese war
Between 1904 and 1905, Russia and Japan fought for control of strategic territories in China. It ended with humiliating defeat for Russia. This brought critical attention to the Tsar's regime.
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Father Georgy Gapon
the man in charge of the peaceful march on Bloody Sunday
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Okhrana
the Russian secret police; used to brutal effect
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The Duma
the Russian parliament; lasted only 72 days, when the Tsar dismissed it
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soviets
committees of workers and soldiers opposing the Tsar
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the Potemkin
a Russian battleship whose crew mutinied against the officers in June 1905
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Cossacks
members of democratic, self-governing, semi-military communities, predominantly located in Ukraine. the Tsar used them as a police force during the revolution
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Serfs
peasants, the bottom of tsarist Russia's social pyramid
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Tsar Nicolas the 2nd
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the ruler of Russia (1894-1917), a stubborn autocrat
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