Sire – We working men of St. Petersburg, our wives and children, and our helpless parents, aged men and women, have come to you, O Tsar, in search of justice and protection. We have been impoverished and oppressed, and excessively burdened with hard work and labor. We have been treated with contempt. We are not recognized as human beings, but are treated as slaves who must suffer in silence. . . . We ask for a representative legislature . . . liberty of speech and of the press . . . equality of all persons before the law . . . the repeal of [unfair taxation] . . . an eight-hour working day . . . and a normal working wage. —"The St. Petersburg Workmen’s Petition to the Tsar,” January 22, 1905 What rights and freedoms do the Russian workers demand in this petition? Check all that apply. freedom of speech freedom of religion an eight-hour workday equal rights for all citizens representation in government an end to all forms of taxation