Question

Who led the procession of workers to the event ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Russia?
A. Lenin
B. Stalin
C. Kerenski
D. Father Gapon

Answer 1

Hint: He was a radical priest that walked to St. Petersburg, the Czar’s winter residence to set forth their demands and retreated abroad after, while the country broke into protests leading to the February and October revolution.

Complete answer: Option A. Vladimir Lenin was a lawyer and political theorist with revolutionary and socialist orientation and headed the Russian government from 1917 to 1924. He was the predecessor of Stalin. While he championed class conscious rights, the authoritarian Bolshevik government caused a lot of poverty and death. This is an incorrect option. He was from a middle class background.
Option B. Stalin was from Georgia. His negative ruling was totalitarian, and his tenure saw a lot of discord with Germany. He belonged to a poor family. He was also notably the head of the CPSU (Communist party of the Soviet union). This option is not the answer.
Option C. He was a significant figure in the revolution of 1917. He spent his life in exile in the United States, after his government was overthrown. He led the moderate-socialist background and also had a legal education.
Option D. Georgy Apollonovich Gapon, He was a proficient speaker, which allowed him to mobilize support, his fight for workers’ rights shone through in these activities. Hence, this is the correct option.

Thus, Option D is the correct answer.

Note: On January 22, 1905, unarmed protestors were shot at by the Imperial Guard as they marched to present a petition for Nicholas II.