Russia’s unexpectedly poor performance in the war, coupled with economic woes, resulted in the Russian Revolution of 1905. Protests quickly spread throughout Russia following the initial violent repression of demonstrations. International news was made by the famous Potemkin Mutiny, in which poorly-treated Russian sailors seized control of the ship Potemkin and sailed it to Odessa, Ukraine. Sympathy for the mutineers prompted widespread unrest in Odessa, which descended into riots by July 29, 1905. Other Russian naval ships joined the mutiny in early July after being dispatched to the Black Sea to force the surrender of the Potemkin. By late 1905, Tsar Nicholas II was forced to adopt some pro-democratic reforms, resulting in the Russian Constitution of 1906. This created a bicameral legislature that would share power with the Tsar.