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COURSE OF FEB/MARCH 1917 REVOLUTION (27th February (The Tsar had commanded…
COURSE OF FEB/MARCH 1917 REVOLUTION
Pre Revolution
January 1917
Millions were unemployed and starving
150 000 Petrograd workers demonstrated for the anniversary of Bloody Sunday
14th February
News that bread would be rationed from 1st March caused constant queues and violent exchanges. Police were attacked as they struggled to maintain order
23rd February
International Women's Day
The striking workers joined the traditional march of women into the city centre
Militant students and women from the bread queues joined the march
50 factories closed and 90 000 workers on strike in Petrograd
Chaos in the streets with c.240 000 on the streets, although the police manage to restore order by early evening
24th February
200 000 workers on strike
Overturned tsarist statues
Sang La Marseillaise and waved red flags
25th February
250 000 on strike (over half of the capital's workforce)
A general strike with all major factories and most shops closed
Cossacks
refused to attack a procession of strikers when ordered to do so
Shalfeev
, in charge of the mounted, place dragged from his horse, beaten and shot
26th February
Rodzianko
, Duma president, sent the Tsar a telegram warning him of the situation in Petrograd
He ignores it and orders the Duma to dissolve the next day
27th February
The Tsar had commanded that order should be returned via military force, so soldiers took to the streets with 40 demonstrators skilled
66 000 soldiers mutinied
and joined the protestors, arming them with around 40 000 rifles
Despite the Tsar's orders the Duma met and set up a provisional Committee to take over the government
The army's High Command ordered troops to halt and give support to the Committee
Revolutionaries set up a soviet which intended to take over the government too
28th February
Nicholas II left the military HQ to return to Petrograd
He sent a telegram to Rodzianko offering to share power with the Duma but he replied it was too late