Failed Revolution of 1905

Russia's defeat in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) triggered an attempted revolution. Bloody Sunday (January 1905), when troops fired on peaceful protesters, ignited widespread unrest. The Tsar conceded the creation of a Duma (parliament) but soon reduced its powers. The 1905 revolution failed but it weakened the regime and previewed the conditions that would produce the 1917 revolution.