The Road To Bloody Sunday: Father Gapon And The St. Petersburg Massacre Of 1905

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Drawing on all available documents, Walter Sablinsky reappraises the events, especially the role of the volatile and often unpredictable Father Gcorgii Gapon. the young Orthodox priest who inspired and led the workers' organization. Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Contents Preface 1 Introduction: St. Petersburg Workers before 1905 2 Father Georgii Gapon 3 Zubatov in St. Petersburg 4 The Assembly of the Russian Factory and Mill Workers of the City of St. Petersburg 5 "The Spring": The Ministry of Sviatopolk-Mirskii 6 The Putilov Strike 7 The Turn to Politics 8 "To the Tsar!" 9 Bloody Sunday: January 9, 1905 10 Conclusion: St. Petersburg Workers after Bloody Sunday 11 Epilogue: The End of Father Gapon Appendix I. The Statutes of the Assembly Appendix II. The Petition of January 9 Bibliography Index