The Russian Revolution of 1905, also known as the First Russian Revolution, was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. It included labor strikes, peasant unrest, military mutinies, and the formation of grassroots councils (soviets) of people's power. It is widely felt that the 1905 revolution set the stage for the 1917 Russian Revolutions, and for Bolshevism to emerge as a distinct political movement. Lenin later called it "The Great Dress Rehearsal", without which the "victory of the October Revolution in 1917 would have been impossible".

The 1905 revolution was spurred by the Russian defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, which ended in the same year, but also by the growing realization by a variety of sectors of society of the need for reform in the face of agrarian crisis, economic stagnation, and political repression. However, it is generally felt that the detonator of the insurrection were the events of “Bloody Sunday”, in which a mass demonstration -led by priest and police agent, Georgy Gapon- which had sought to petition the Tsar for relief, was fired upon by the troops, killing hundreds of marchers.

There followed clashes in St. Petersburg, and spreading unrest throughout the rest of the Russian Empire. Strikes spread in three great waves: January, October, and November. In June the crew of the battleship Potemkin famously mutinied against their officers. There were further clashes in St. Petersburg in December.

The rebellion did not overthrow the autocracy, but by late 1905 the Tsar felt obligated by events to agree to constitutional reforms, including the establishment of the State Duma, a multi-party political system, and the Russian Constitution of 1906.

Documents Russian Revolution of 1905

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  • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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    11 months ago

    Writers just shouldn't answer questions about their work. They already wrote the thing, do your own analysts and leave these poor folks alone.

    • Cromalin [she/her]
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      11 months ago

      the specific quote i'm referencing is from rumiko takahashi, in response to the question "could ranma get pregnant?"

      my answer would have been "this is a comedy about martial arts. it isn't going to ever come up"

      • theposterformerlyknownasgood
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        11 months ago

        You say that until Ranma falls in the spring of the pregnant man and we get mpreg ranma

      • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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        11 months ago

        Jesus, and I was thinking of stuff along the lines of David Lynch being asked to elaborate on Eraserhead

        • Cromalin [she/her]
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          11 months ago

          someone should ask david lynch if ranma can get pregnant

          • someone [comrade/them, they/them]
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            11 months ago

            I now desperately want to see a David Lynch adaptation of a famous anime or manga. I don't care which one, so long as he has full creative control.