Misc History question: Bloody Sunday

**RealSNR** · 10-15-2009, 08:04 PM

I was just browsing wikipedia, and I was reading about the Russian Revolution. I see Bloody Sunday come up, which was a demonstration by striking workers in St. Petersburg who were fired upon by Tsarist troops. Basically a government massacre. I see two dates:

January 9, 1905 and January 22, 1905.

I can't seem to find a relation between the two other than January 22, 1905 has the label [New Style]. What's that about? Is that like how the Revolutionary France had its own calendar? Which one is it now? Like according to our calendar? The 9th or the 22nd?

ChiefJustice · 10-15-2009, 08:13 PM

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Over 150,000 people signed the petition and on 22nd January, 1905, Gapon led a large procession of workers to the Winter Palace in order to present the petition to Nicholas II. When the procession of workers reached the Winter Palace it was attacked by the police and the Cossacks. Over 100 workers were killed and some 300 wounded. The incident, known as Bloody Sunday, signalled the start of the 1905 Revolution.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSsunday.htm

**chefsos** · 10-15-2009, 08:15 PM

http://www.doukhobor.org/Terms-Dates.htm#Calendar
"Old" calendar was 13 days behind the "new" calendar by the time that the Soviets adopted the new one in 1918.

JohninGpt · 10-15-2009, 08:18 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sty...ew_Style_dates

Explains why pretty well.

**chefsos** · 10-15-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JohninGpt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sty...ew_Style_dates

Explains why pretty well.

Don't know why I'm reading all that, but I found this kinda funny:

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However confusion occurs when an event affects both. For example William III of England arrived at Brixham in England on 5 November (Julian calendar), after setting sail from the Netherlands on 11 November (Gregorian calendar).

**Rausch** · 10-15-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by chefsos

http://www.doukhobor.org/Terms-Dates.htm#Calendar
"Old" calendar was 13 days behind the "new" calendar by the time that the Soviets adopted the new one in 1918.

But they did adopt it.

And they ****ing liked it...

JohninGpt · 10-15-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by chefsos

Don't know why I'm reading all that, but I found this kinda funny:

Heh, I just read the first paragraph.

**chefsos** · 10-15-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

But they did adopt it.

And they ****ing liked it...

I wonder if there was calendar smack in those days.

"Oh yeah? You dumb ****ers are still two weeks behind us!"

**chefsos** · 10-15-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JohninGpt

Heh, I just read the first paragraph.

Gotta admit that I did skim a considerable amount...

tonyetony · 10-15-2009, 08:49 PM

Damn metric system

**RealSNR** · 10-15-2009, 09:25 PM

Makes sense. Historians have to complicate shit by calling the Julian Calendar "Old Style" and shit like that. **** those guys.

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chefsos Fifty eight sixty two... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Felton, DE Casino cash: $8257676	http://www.doukhobor.org/Terms-Dates.htm#Calendar "Old" calendar was 13 days behind the "new" calendar by the time that the Soviets adopted the new one in 1918.
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JohninGpt Dammit Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Busted Stick, IT Casino cash: $4228304	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sty...ew_Style_dates Explains why pretty well.
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RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $-1574792	Makes sense. Historians have to complicate shit by calling the Julian Calendar "Old Style" and shit like that. **** those guys.
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