The Revolution's First Spark: The Bloody Sunday Massacre

On January 9, 1905, a peaceful march of workers and their families approached the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, led by the Orthodox priest Father Georgy Gapon. They carried icons, portraits of the Tsar, and a petition asking for better wages, an eight-hour workday, and land reform. What happened next—the Imperial Guard opening fire on unarmed civilians, killing hundreds—unleashed a wave of strikes and uprisings that shook the Romanov throne. This episode explores the events of Bloody Sunday, the role of Gapon, the urban-industrial context of St. Petersburg's working class, and how this massacre ignited the 1905 Revolution, setting the stage for the revolutions of 1917. Lucas and Luna discuss the Putilov plant strikes, the pre-planned slaughter, and the myth of the 'Little Father' that dissolved in blood.

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