The Russian people were very unhappy with the Russian government in 1907. They were particularly angry with Tsar Nicholas II. However, the corrupt government is not the only reason why Russian civilization rebelled against its own country and government. Other events such as the war between Russia and Japan (Russo-Japanese War), the massacre of poor workers in front of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg Palace (Bloody Sunday), the mutiny of the most powerful ship Russian military, the Potemkin, which includes the revolution of 1905 and finally the role played by Russia in the First World War. The first reason, as I said before, was the Russo-Japanese War, the war between Russia and Japan. Both were fighting for Manchuria, in eastern China. Tsar Nicholas thought it was an easy victory. However, Russia lost most of its naval force. A Japanese attack sank two Russian battleships and a cruiser in Port Arthur harbor. Three Russian infantry brigades and one artillery brigade invaded Korea, but this force was not strong enough to defeat the Japanese. The Russian army had no other reinforcements because most of its army was in the European part of Russia and it would take 10 weeks by rail to transport a full army across the country. In March 1904, Japan attacked Vladivostok and extinguished all remnants of the Russian navy. Later in April, Russia was in full retreat after another battle between the two forces. Ultimately, Russia surrendered after Japan besieged Port Arthur by land. There were 45,000 Russian casualties among those who defended the city. Russia's problem has not gotten better, in fact, it has probably gotten worse. In 1904 there were 500 strikes and demonstrations overall...... middle of paper ......emkin, and how terribly bad Russia did in WWI. The Russian population was not happy to see the Tsar starting unnecessary wars and not caring about the people. In the end, the Russian people succeeded in obtaining Nicholas the throne and were no longer subject to autocratic rule. Works CitedDavenport, John C. The Bolshevik Revolution. New York: Chelsea, 2010. Print. Gottfried, Ted. The rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Illus. Melanie Reim. BrookField: Book for the 21st Century, 2002. Print.Smith, SA The Russian Revolution. New York: Oxford UP, 2002. Print. Strickler, James E. The Russia of the Tsars. San Diego: Lucent Book, 1998. Print. Vail, John J. "Peace, Land, Bread!" A History of the Russian Revolution. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1996. Print. Ziegler, Charles E. The History of Russia. Denver: Greenwood, 2009. Print