1917 ⟶ Russian Troops Refuse to Fire on Demonstrators, Duma Forms
Russian troops refuse to fire on demonstrators after 50 are ...
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1917
🇷🇺 Russian Troops Refuse to Fire on Demonstrators, Duma Forms
Russian troops refuse to fire on demonstrators after 50 are killed in Petrograd's Znamenskaya Square the day before. Numerous attacks against prisons, courts, police stations and Okhrana offices.Provisional Committee of the Duma formed.Petrograd Soviet formed.⟶
Russian RevolutionFebruary RevolutionMilitary MutinyDumaProvisional CommitteePetrograd SovietPolitical InstabilityWorld War I (Eastern Front)Civil UnrestOkhrana
Russia👩👧👧 International Women's Day Protests Spark February Revolution
The celebrations of International Women's Day in Petrograd spawn severe protests that will evolve into the February Revolution.⟶
Russian RevolutionFebruary RevolutionProtestsSocial UnrestWomen's RightsPetrogradCzarist RussiaPolitical InstabilityWorld War I (Eastern Front)
Russia👑 Nicholas II Abdicates, Provisional Government Formed
Nicholas II abdicates. A provisional government is formed.⟶
Russian RevolutionFebruary RevolutionAbdicationCzar Nicholas IIProvisional GovernmentMonarchyPolitical TransitionWorld War I (Eastern Front)Russia
Russia🗣️ Lenin Arrives in Petrograd, Publishes April Thesis
Lenin arrives in Petrograd from his exile in Switzerland and publishes his April Thesis.⟶
LeninBolsheviksApril ThesisRussian RevolutionSocialismPolitical IdeologyPetrogradExileWorld War I (Eastern Front)
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