Why the soldiers began firing on the peaceful march is unclear. Even the number of marchers killed or injured is uncertain with estimates ranging from the government’s official figure of 96 dead to revolutionary claims of more than 4,000.
The Russian Empire’s State Duma met for the first time at the Taurida Palace in St. Petersburg.
Vladimir Lenin arrived in Russia after a decade of self-imposed exile.
On the 22nd January 1905, the Bloody Sunday massacre took place in the Russian capital Saint Petersburg.
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