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In 1861, The Serfs were freed.
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Marxists formed the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party.
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In the early 1900's, Russia experienced great changes.
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Russia's economy slowed, country waged unsuccessful war with Japan and social unrest grew.
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The Russian Social Democratic Party split into 2 groups; Bolsheviks ("members of the majority") & Mensheviks ("members of the minority").
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On January 22, 1905, Thousands of men, women, and children peacefully marched to the Czar's Winter Palace in St. Petersberg. The czar's soldiers fired killing or wounding them.