THE DAWN IN RUSSIA

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

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From Sulphur (Jupel).

THE
DAWN IN RUSSIA

OR

SCENES IN THE RUSSIAN
REVOLUTION

BY

HENRY W. NEVINSON

ILLUSTRATED

LONDON AND NEW YORK
HARPER & BROTHERS
45 ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
1906

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INTRODUCTION
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Summary of chief events since the outbreak of the Japanese War,February 1904—Scandals of the War—Tolstoy’s protest—TheKönigsberg case—Assassination of Bobrikoff and Plehve—TheZemstvo Petition of Rights—The appearance of theworkman—Father Gapon—Petition to the Tsar—BloodySunday—Trepoff—Assassination of Grand Duke Sergius—Promisesof a State Duma—Outbreak in the Caucasus—TheMoscow Zemstvoists—Death of Troubetskoy—End of theJapanese War—The railway strike—The general strike—TheManifesto of October 30, 1905—Restoration of Finland’sliberties—Mutiny at Kronstadt—Refusal of Zemstvoiststo serve under Witte—Martial Law in Poland—Secondgeneral strike declared—Its failure—Manifesto tothe Peasants	1
CHAPTER I
THE STRIKE COMMITTEE
The Hall of Free Economics—Description of Delegates—TheWomen—The Executive—Khroustoloff—The Eight-hours’Day—The Russian “Marseillaise”—Meeting against CapitalPunishment—Freedom in the balance—Beginnings of reaction—But[vi]hope prevailed	25
CHAPTER II
THE WORKMEN’S HOME
The Schlüsselburg Road—The River—The People and theCossacks—Casual massacres—The Workmen’s Militia—TheAlexandrovsky ironworks—The mills—The hours oflabour—Wages—Prices and the standard of living—Standardof work and food—Housing and rent—Washing—Holidaysand amusements—Connection of work-peoplewith villages—Passion for the land—The Peasant’s Congress—TheSevastopol mutiny—The post and telegraphstrike	37
CHAPTER III