A History lesson: The 1905 Russian Uprising
The Russian revolution of 1905 began in a non-violent manner. On February 23 of that year, a peaceful procession of around 120 thousand unarmed civilians led by father Georgy Gapon, a Russian Orthodox priest, approached the Tsar’s winter palace in an attempt to present a petition asking for help from the Tsar himself. The people were suffering terribly from dire poverty and poor working conditions. At that point, people still regarded the Tsar as their protector and accepted him as the autocratic ruler. They didn’t blame him for all of the problems in Russia, but his advisors and the members of the civil service.
However, the Tsar’s army misread the situation and opened fire on the crowd, killing and injuring hundreds of protestors. The massacre became known as "Bloody Sunday." This was perhaps the most important event that triggered the 1905 revolution and heralded a downward spiral of all the problems in Russia at the time. It led to the revolution of 1917 and overthrow of the Czarist regime.
This should be a lesson to the American oligarchy of today. As President John F. Kennedy said, "If peaceful revolution becomes impossible, violent revolution becomes inevitable."
However, the Tsar’s army misread the situation and opened fire on the crowd, killing and injuring hundreds of protestors. The massacre became known as "Bloody Sunday." This was perhaps the most important event that triggered the 1905 revolution and heralded a downward spiral of all the problems in Russia at the time. It led to the revolution of 1917 and overthrow of the Czarist regime.
This should be a lesson to the American oligarchy of today. As President John F. Kennedy said, "If peaceful revolution becomes impossible, violent revolution becomes inevitable."
