From Under Every Rock: Hooligans in Revolution, 1905-1907

The 1905-1907 Revolution was a major turning point in Russian history, but while historians have studied the roles played by workers, government figures, and liberal and socialist activists, we know little about the way the revolution was experienced in everyday life. In hindsight it may seem clear that the victory of October 1905 was a hollow one. Almost as soon as the diverse opposition movements came together in the assault on autocracy that forced the tsar to promise a constitution and a parliament, the balance of power began to shift back in favor of the government. Yet during those years,