Q.Did the 1905 Revolution fail? The Revolution of 1905 did not work in getting rid of the Tsar that was in power at the time, however it was seen as being revolutionary, and the revolution did fail for many explicit reasons that will be explained. At the beginning of the twentieth century Russia was seething with unrest. The peasants and the urban working class were equally discontented, due to the frequent peasant uprisings and strikes. Discontent …
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…industrial workers. As Russia experienced the most rapid expansion in its trade and industry of any western nation, these groups gained an increasingly important economic position. They demanded a political voice. The events of 1905 had shocked the nation and it has been seen that the 1905 revolution certainly failed for the reasons explained above. They could serve to bind it together to build a new consensus or they could act as a symbol inspiring future conflict.