The Black Hundreds were a loose collection of far-right, monarchist and nationalist groups in the Russian Empire, which emerged during the revolution of 1905 in support of the autocracy, the Orthodox Church and Russian nationalism. The best known was the Union of the Russian People. They were strongly antisemitic, and they were involved in violence against revolutionaries, liberals and Jews, including pogroms. They were helped by sympathisers within the government and the police, and some had the support of Tsar Nicholas II. Their influence declined after 1907 as the political situation stabilised, and the groups were swept away after the fall of the monarchy in 1917.
Before and after
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- 2 January 1905Discovery of Elara
- 9 January 1905Bloody Sunday
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