Grand Duke Sergei is assassinated

Workers in Riga joined the strike wave. The movement combined labour demands with opposition to imperial and Baltic German authority. The source date is 12 January Old Style.

The strike wave reached the major industrial city of Łódź, where textile workers played a central role in the Polish revolution of 1905. The source date is 13 January Old Style.

Imperial troops opened fire on a workers’ demonstration in Riga, killing and wounding protesters. The source date is 13 January Old Style.

Workers on the Moscow–Brest railway stopped work, showing the growing importance of railway labour in spreading the revolution. The source date is 15 January Old Style.

Nicholas II replaced Pyotr Sviatopolk-Mirsky with Alexander Bulygin as minister of the interior. Bulygin was later assigned to design a consultative assembly. The source date is 15 January Old Style.

Russian and Japanese armies began one of the largest land battles of the Russo-Japanese War. The eventual Russian defeat further weakened the prestige of the imperial government. The source date is...

Nicholas II instructed Alexander Bulygin to prepare proposals for an elected consultative body. The promised Duma would initially have no legislative power. The source date is 18 February Old Style.

A government commission intended to investigate workers’ grievances failed after worker delegates demanded free elections and public proceedings. The source date is 18 February Old Style.

Workers attempted to hold May Day strikes and demonstrations despite police repression. The event is dated 1 May Old Style in the source.

Tens of thousands of textile workers began a prolonged strike. Their elected council of deputies is often regarded as one of the first soviets of the revolution. The source date is 12 May Old Style.