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Why were there revolutionary disturbances in Russia in 1905? What were the demands of revolutionaries?  

Answer:

The causes of the revolutionary disturbances in Russia in 1905 were  (i) Due to Russia's defeat in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, prices of essential goods rose dramatically, so that real wages declined by 20 per cent. (ii) At the Putilov Iron Works, dismissal of some workers caused a strike.  During the subsequent events, a procession of workers was attacked by police in which 100 workers died. This was known as 'Bloody Sunday'.                                  (iii) Subsequently, strikes took place all over the country, resulting in the creation of an elected Parliament or Duma. The revolutionaries demanded a reduction in daily working hours to eight, increase in wages and improvement in working conditions.