Odessa experiences a rapid growth during the 19th century from the arrival of thousands of immigrants. This caused an expansion in the economy in turn motivating the industrialization drive of the 1890's and stimulating the development of manufacturing. People were seeking better lives and that created a challenge for the local authorities. There were housing problems, feeding problems, and educational/job concerns which left the municipal authorities hard pressed to accommodate the new population. Just as many regions of Russia, Odessa was becoming very diverse in its religious, national, cultural and social backgrounds. "It took the political crisis of the autocracy in 1905 to stimulate large-scale unrest in Odessa, but the stage for revolution had already been set by pressing social and economic problems." (Weinberg p.2)

The revolution is said to have started on January 9, 1905, a day better known as Bloody Sunday. Government troops opened fire on several thousand men,......

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Title: Steps Of Odessa
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