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Picture No 10222625
Date 1905
Description The cordon of troops at the Winter Palace on 'Red Sunday.'
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Troops guarding the Winter Palace before the arrival of Russian workers, marching to hand in a protest to Czar Nicolas II. Around 300 strikers, led by Father Gapon, attended a peaceful protest outside the palace in order to petition Czar Nicholas II about poor working conditions and low wages. Troops opened fire on the demonstrators resulting in over 100 fatalities. January 17th 1905 became known as Red Sunday and was universally regarded as a precursor to the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Source The Sphere. 28th January 1905, p102
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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