The revolution of 1905 was a series of strikes and uprisings in Russia that began on January 22 (February 6 by the Julian calendar) and lasted until around December 25 (January 9 by the Julian calendar). Workers’ demonstrations were suppressed by the army, resulting in 2,000–7,000 deaths throughout Russia.
The revolution was fueled by the lack of rights and freedoms that were given to Russians. The people who were involved in this revolution did not have a clear goal or plan, which made it difficult for them to succeed. They wanted to overthrow the government because they felt like they weren’t being treated fairly by their government. But because they were not united among themselves they could not achieve what they wanted from this revolution.
The Russian army was an important factor in the failure of the 1905 revolution. The soldiers were loyal to their officers and refused to support the revolution. In many cases, they openly sided with the government.
The 1905 Revolution failed because it was not supported by all classes of society. The revolutionaries were unable to gain support from the peasantry by showing them how they could benefit from land reform, or that their lives would be improved by overthrowing the Tsar.
The revolution failed to overthrow the tsarist regime but did succeed in bringing about significant reforms in Russian society and government.
