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Bloody Sunday Bloody Sunday was an event that occurred, due to workers and peasants, not being treated fairly. On 22nd January 1905, workers and peasants, joined a demonstration, led by Father Gapon, in order to present the Tsar with a petition requesting changes to their working conditions and pay. At some point, soldiers opened fire, killing many demonstrators. Nicholas II issued the October Manifesto, so that he could get the vote of the majority of the population. In the Manifesto the Tsar guaranteed people certain freedoms such as speech, conscience and assemble. He also promised a new parliament (the Duma), which was to be elected by the people. The Duma would advise Nicholas II and approve all new laws. The Tsar also promised that individuals could not be imprisoned without a trial and trade unions became legalised. The Dumas were not very successful, as the Tsar dissolved them. In 1906, the duma demanded more power and rights for ordinary people, he rejected these demands and dissolved it. The second duma, in 1907 demanded more land to be given to the peasants. Many squabbles broke out within the duma. The third duma lasted for five years, from 1907 to 1912. This duma was critical of the government and had matters to do with the army, navy and accident insurance. This duma was much more conservative, however the Tsar took no action. The fourth duma, which was there from 1912 to 1917, achieved little before war was declared and in 1917 Nicholas II dissolved it. He began to work with the fourth duma and listened to their opinions. The siz... ... middle of paper ... ... the population in to groups of social status, this also caused problems for him. The development of the economy and the growth of Russian towns made ruling Russia difficult for the Tsar. Russia's size led to problems for the Tsarina and Rasputin, and led to the population being bitter towards the Tsar's government. This was because Nicholas II could not afford to improve all of Russia, and did not impose reasonable changes on the population therefore the people felt they were being punished. The war led to further problems for the Tsar, some of which were caused by the size of the country. Nicholas II could not change the country, and so his opposition rose against him. Many of these problems were caused by the size of Russia, but the size made it difficult for the Tsar to rule, as he was not capable of ruling Russia.