1.2 FEB/MARCH REV 1917 Flashcards
WHAT WAS THE TRIGGER OF THE FEB/ MARCH REVOLUTION
bread shortages
WHAT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY
- strikes in petrograd
- news that bread would be rationed from march 1st, brought long queues and riots. police struggled to keep order
WHAT HAPPENED ON WEDNESDAY 22ND OF FEBRUARY
- 20,000 workers were locked out of the putilov steel works after pay talks
- workers in other factories went on strike to support
WHAT HAPPENED ON THURSDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
- Striking workers joined the traditional march for international women’s day
- students and women from the bread queues also joined in the march
WHAT FRIDAY THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY
- 200,000 workers were on strike and there were spontaneous demonstrations. there was no obvious organisation of the crowds from any of the radical
WHAT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY
- 250,000 people ( over half the capitals workforce) were on strike
- shalfeev in charge of the mounted police, was dragged from his horse and shot.
- ## civilians were shot by soldiers on the nevskii prospekt. but some Cossacks refused to attack the strikes
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE SUNDAY 26TH FEBRUARY
- Rodzianko, the duma president, sent the telegram warning him of the serious situation in Petrograd
- Nicolas ignored the warning and ordered the duma to dissolve the next day
WHAT DID NICOLAS ORDER KHABALOV TO DO ON MONDAY 27TH FEBRUARY AND WHY IS THIS IMPORTNAT
- asked him to restore order by military force, 40 demonstrators killed
- mutiny began in volynskii regiment, soldiers joined protestors, arming them with rifles
- duma held a meeting and set up provisional committee to take over government
- the same evening, revolutionaries set up the petrograd soviet which also intended to take over the government.
WHEN DID NICOLAS OFFER TO SHARE POWER WITH THE DUMA
- tuesday 28th feb
- after he started to make his way back from petrograd
WHAT WAS ORDER NUMBER 1
- produced by petrograd soviet
- all military units were to elect a deputy to the petrograd soviet and agree to be under control of petrograd soviet
- military commision of the duma was only to be obeyed if its ordered agreed with the petrograd soviet
- aimed to improve the rights and respect given to soldiers
EXPLAIN THE ABDICATION OF THE TSAR
- after nicolas train diverted 200 miles south of petrograd on march 1st nicolas cheif of general staff tried to convince him to abdicate
- he agreed a day later, him and his fam placed under house arrest along with most of his council ministers
WHAT WAS THE DUAL AUTHORITY
- after nicolas’ brother denied the role offered as the new tsar the political authority was passed to the provisional government, meeting in the right wing of the tauride palce and petrograd soviet in the left wing
EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF THE PETROGRAD SOVIET
- made up of socialist intellectuals (mainly mensheviks and sr’s)
- members of the executive committee were elected
- generally concidered by workers, soldiers and peasants to be more democratic
EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF THE PROVISONAL GOVERNMENT
- headed by prince lvov
- made up of former supporters of a constitutional monarchy
- planned as a temporary gov until consituent assembly could be elected
- supported by the old tsarist civil service, army officers and the police
WHO WAS THE ONLY MEMBER OF BOTH THE PETROGRAD SOVIET AND THE PG
- alexander KERENSKY
- helped negotiate the workings of the dual authority