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  Why were there revolutionary disturbances in Russia in 1905? What were the demands of the revolutionaries?            

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                  (a) The causes of the revolutionary disturbances in Russia in 1905 were (i) Russia's defeat in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904 due to the poorly organised Russian army. (ii) The prices of essential commodities rose so that real wages declined by 20 per cent (iii) Workers were dismissed at the Petiole Iron Works. (iv) The procession of workers led by Father Gapon reached the Winter Palace where it was attacked by the police. In this incident 100 workers were killed and 300 wounded. This is known as 'Bloody Sunday' which finally led to revolutionary disturbances in Russia in 1905. (b) The revolutionaries demanded a reduction in daily working hours to eight, increase in wages and improvement in working conditions.