The first issue of the Bolshevik newspaper Vperyod appeared in Geneva, providing an organ for Lenin and his supporters during the growing revolutionary crisis. The source date is 22 December 1904...
The Soviet and allied parties urged citizens to withdraw deposits, demand gold payments and refuse certain taxes in an effort to weaken the imperial government financially. The source date is 2...
A political general strike developed into an armed uprising. Workers erected barricades and revolutionary fighting groups confronted troops and police. The source date is 7 December Old Style.