The infamous actions on Bloody Sunday had been set in stone. There was no changing the fact that thousands of workers had marched peacefully to the Winter Palace to deliver their petition for reformed working conditions, which had ultimately left many killed by the Russian military. However, it was the changing perspectives in the 1900s and the present day that illustrate how dynamic the event truly was. By analyzing what Bloody Sunday meant politically to the Russian populace, the major political figure of the country, and foreign nations, it seems evident that the event had once been understood as a failed event that ended in tragedy. Nonetheless, the event was now regarded well and a method towards revolution, and the newly positive perspective ultimately revealed how time has diminished the true tragedy of Bloody Sunday.
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In 2008, thousands were reported to have visited an exhibit dedicated to the late Romanoff family. Although Russians today believe he had made mistakes, nonetheless, they still regarded him as a “great figure” and no longer condemned his actions on Bloody Sunday. The new, sentimental perception on the czar seemed to erase his actions and forget that his troops had killed thousands of unarmed civilians. One Russian reported that in her history classes, they had only focused on the history of the Communist Party. It was very likely that the Soviet Union had suppressed the knowledge of the royal family and all their previous actions, leading to a more generally fonder perspective for a few older generations of Russians. The removal of some key events in the czar’s rule had led to an improved image, and this goes to show that the events on Bloody Sunday can be revised as well, and all that matters was how the people want to see it compared to how they should see