On this day, the 8th of February 1904. The Russo-Japanese war began, as one of the most important wars of this century, it was the first major victory of an Asian country over a great European power and marked the beginning of the end for Russian autocracy, leading to the Russian Revolution.

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1. Well, I think they miss the autocracy…. So here we go again.

2. > marked the beginning of the end for Russian autocracy

   For how long exactly?

3. How stupid one should be to not know the difference between autocracy and monarchy? Answer: r/europe stupid. You guys are either imbeciles or a bunch of 12 yr olds with below average reading skills.