In 1905, demonstrations took place in the St. Petersburg Conservatory as part of the 1905 Revolution; these, Rimsky-Korsakov wrote, were triggered by similar disturbances at St. Petersburg State University, in which students demanded political reforms and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in Russia.
En 1905, houbo manifestacións no Conservatorio de San Petersburgo como parte da Revolución de 1905; estas, escribe Rimskii-Korsakov, foron desencadeadas por disturbios da mesma índole na Universidade Estatal de San Petersburgo, na que os estudantes solicitaban reformas políticas e o establecemento dunha monarquía constitucional en Rusia.