In early 1905 he ordered the PPS to launch a general strike there; it involved some 400,000 workers and lasted two months until it was broken by the Russian authorities.
1905年初，他命令波兰社会党在那里发动一次大罢工；这次罢工有四十万左右的工人参与，并持续了至少两个月，直到俄罗斯当局镇压了这次罢工。