February revolution
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- Created on: 24-05-15 17:15
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- Why did revolution break out in February 1917 and what were the main events?
- 18 February
- Strikes began at the putilov steel works
- 26 February
- Tsar Nicholas instructed the army to restore order; some shots were fired on the protestors
- 3 March
- Provisional committee renamed itself the Provisional Government and became responsible for running the country, along with the Petrograd Soviet
- 27 February
- Soldiers in Petrograd mutinied; this signalled turning point as up to this point the army had remained loyal to the Tsar; Nicholas ordered the Duma to dissolve but 12 members refused and set up a 'Provisional Government' one of them, Alexander Kerensky, demanded that Nicholas abdicate.
- Workers began to form councils (soviets) and on 27th February the first meeting of the re-formed Petrograd Soviet of Soldiers' Sailors' and Workers' Deputies was held.
- 23 February
- International Women's Day, large numbers of women joined about 100,000 strikers on the streets of Petrograd to protest about the queues for food.
- 25 February
- There were strikes all over Petrograd with over 300,000 protestors on the streets.
- 1 March
- The Petrograd Soviet issued Order Number One which took power from army officers and transferred it to the elected representati-ves of the soldiers.
- 2 March
- Nicholas decided to return to Petrograd and was met at Pskov; his generals advised him to abdicate, which he did.
- 18 February
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