february revolution 1917
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- Created on: 25-03-15 18:11
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- February revolution - 1917
- Petrograd demonstrations
- 140,000 workers went o strike to commemorate the anniversary of bloody sunday
- strikes about food shortages also occured
- bread rationing
- demonstration to commemorate national womens day
- newspapers shut down and transport did not operate
- defection of armed forces
- Cossack troops refused to fire on demonstrators, however, the next day they fired and killed 40
- guards refused to carry out orders
- signs that the govs authority was breaking down
- army beginning to desert the gov
- gov disolved the duma and the committee formed an organisation known as the provisional govenment
- tsar sent a telegram to the duma offering to share the power but they refused the offer
- tsar's reason to abdicate
- made a last bid to regain control
- tried to get the train to Petrograd but anti- gov soldiers gained control of the railway lines
- duma asked him to abdicate and he agreed he also abdicated for his son and brother and Russia ceased to be a monarchy
- Petrograd demonstrations
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