The tsar promises limited administrative reforms

Russian forces surrendered Port Arthur after a long siege in the Russo-Japanese War. The defeat intensified criticism of the imperial government. The source date is 20 December 1904 Old Style.

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...

Members of Father Gapon’s workers’ organization met at the Putilov Works after four members were dismissed. The dispute became the immediate cause of the mass strike in St Petersburg. The source...

A large workers’ meeting demanded the return of four dismissed employees and the removal of officials blamed for their dismissal. The source date is 2 January Old Style.

Thousands of workers at the Putilov engineering works stopped work after management rejected demands arising from the dismissal dispute. The source date is 3 January Old Style.