- On January 22, 1905, thousands of workers marched peacefully to the Winter Palace with a petition expressing their grievances - better working conditions, shorter working hours, higher wages, and an elected assembly
- They carried Orthodox religious icons and portraits of the czar thinking that he wouldn't order his troops to fire at their own
- However, the workers were met by troops. After hesitating because some soldiers were reluctant to fire, the troops began shooting unarmed peaceful demonstrators
- Around 1,000 were killed while several more thousands are estimated to have been at least injured that day