is how officer Vladimir Savonko recalled the beginning of the First Russian Revolution on January 22, 1905. 'Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg 1905', 1905 Legion MediaDiscontent had long been brewing in society. 'Demonstration on October 17, 1905', 1907 The State Russian MuseumSome welcomed the manifesto with enthusiasm, while others saw it as mere rhetoric lacking practical significance. Tsar Nicholas II's opening speech before the two chambers of the State Duma in the Winter Palace. K. E. von HahnThe First Russian Revolution ended with a compromise between the government and society.