THE DAY IN HISTORY · OCTOBER 30
October 30 in history
What happened on October 30: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1905, each linked to the map that shows it.
— October Manifesto
17/30 Oct 1905 — Cornered by a general strike, Nicholas II grants a Duma and civil liberties. The concession splits the opposition — liberals satisfied, radicals not — and buys the autocracy twelve more years.
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