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Different opposition groups wanted different reforms: middle class wanted more political say, freedom of speech; peasants concerned at poor harvest; national minorities sought greater self-government; SR’s, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks played little part in the event of 1905 and they looked for proletarian revolution; liberals wanted political reforms not revolution. So, as all these groups were unwilling to cooperate with each other, everyone followed only their aims. So, it was easy to deal with such uprising because it was quieter than if the oppositions were combined. In addition, it was clear that the aim of the Bloody Sunday wasn’t to overthrow the Tsarist government, people wanted Nicholas II to help them. Father Gapon led working class to the Winter Palace in order to present list of grievances. Thus, because all aims of the opposition groups were divided, they were weaker than the Russian government.
Lastly, the most important the cause of the survival of the regime was the military that remained loyal to the Tsar in 1905, in contrast to 1917 when military support shifted drastically away. Without army actions to bring down the revolutionaries, their ideas would have developed into something more dangerous for the government. Overall the army helped to stop the uprising and it prevented others as Nicholas II scared opposition group and made it clear that he won’t stop at anything to protect his