Who was ‘father Gapon’? Narrate the events leading to the ‘Bloody Sunday’ incident and the 1905 Revolution.
Answer:
Father Gapon was the leader of the procession of workers, who marched towards the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
Events:
- When this procession of workers reached the Winter Palace, it was attacked by the police.
- Over a hundred workers were killed and about three hundred wounded.
- This incident known as the ‘Bloody Sunday’ started a series of events leading to the 1905 Revolution.
- Strikes took place, universities closed down and student bodies staged walkouts.
- Lawyers, doctors and engineers and other middle class workers formed unions and demanded a constituent assembly.