Today in Labor History December 11, 1905: Workers and students rose up against the Russian government and established the Shuliavka Republic in Kiev, Ukraine. The uprising lasted for four days. The majority of the protesting workers were from the Shuliavka district. On the first day of the uprising, the Council of Workers' Deputies published their manifesto demanding the abolition of absolute monarchy, freedom of speech and assembly, social services, amnesty for political prisoners, national emancipation of Ukrainians, Poles and Jews, and the immediate end to the Jewish pogroms. The workers also demanded pensions and better medical services. On December 15, Shuliavska was surrounded by the Imperial Russian Army and local authorities. The police came in, made mass arrests and confiscated any weapons they found. 1 month later, Bolsheviks led another revolt in Kiev.
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