1917 February Revolution

Question 1

Tuesday 14th Feb

Answer 1

strikes in Pet bread ratio from 1st March = long queues & riots police struggle

Question 2

Wed 22nd Feb

Answer 2

20k w’s locked out of Putilov Steelworks after pay talks collapse go on strike

Question 3

Thursday 23rd Feb

Answer 3

striking w’s join international women’s day strike bread queues join = 90k w’s = chaos no order until evening

Question 4

Friday 24th February

Answer 4

200k w’s on strike no order of crowds

Question 5

Saturday 25th February

Answer 5

250k w’s = 1/2 of Pet wforce Shalfeev in charge of mounted police = shot civs = shot some cossacks refuse to shoot

Question 6

Sunday 26th February

Answer 6

Rodzianko (D pres) sent warning to N2 = ignored & D disbanded

Question 7

Monday 27th February

Answer 7

N2 orders Khabalov to restore order w/ mili - 40 killed Volynski unit mutiny
PS & PG set up & org food = 2500 deps

Question 8

Tuesday 28th February

Answer 8

N2 to Pet train gets stopped offers to share power

Question 9

Abdication

Answer 9

1st March chief of staff tries to convince
2nd March abs

Question 10

Issues of leadership

Answer 10

almost all major l’s in exile / prison
10th March Pet Sov has 3000 mems
1st March issue Order Num 1

Question 11

Petrograd Soviet

Answer 11

exec com = soc intellectuals = elected
viewed as democratic & less elitist than PG
X war but X Terri to Gers
had power X auth
want land redistribution

Question 12

Provisional Government

Answer 12

P Lvov = leader = temp until CA = elected - could make laws
wanted to inc army discipline
had auth X power
X land redistribution