Feb/March Revolution Flashcards
Where was Trotsky during the 1st revolution?
When did he return to Russia
In the USA
He returned to Russia in May
Describe the events in the 14th of Feb
C.100k workers from 58 factories strike in Petrograd
Bread rations were announced to begin on the 1st of March = long ques and violence against the police
Describe the events in the 22nd of Feb
20k workers locked out of Putilov Steel factories by management after failed pay talks
Other workers support them via strikes
Describe the events in the 23rd of Feb
International Women’s Day
90k workers on strike
50 factories closed
Workers joined Women’s march - c. 2240k on the streets. Chaos
Describe the events in the 24th of Feb
200k workers on strike
Communist iconography eg red flag and rosetta’s, singing la Marseillaise ( french national anthem )
Overturning tsarists statues
Describe the events in the 25th of Feb
250k ( over half the capitals workforce) were on strike )
Almost all factories and shops were closed
No newspapers or public transport
Shalfeev (leader of mounted police) was beaten and shot
Cossack ( usually loyal to the Tsar) ignored orders to shot at strikers
Describe the events in the 26th of Feb
Duma president send Tsar warning of the dire situation
Nickolas ignored this and dissolved the Duma
Describe the events in the 27th of Feb
Tsar ordered resolve by military force
Mutiny began in Volynskyi regiment - argent shot commanding officer dead
66k soldiers joined stickers with 40k rifles
Duma held meeting ignoring the Tsar- set up 12 man provisional committee
Army high command support Duma
Petrograd soviet set up
Describe the events in the 28th of Feb
Tsar offered to share power but this was refused
Describe the events of the 1st and 2nd of March.
1st=Order No.1 produced by Petrograd Soviet
2nd=Tsar stopped in train and forced to agree to the provisional government and proclared his brother the Tsar but Mikhail refused
Where was Lenin during the Feb revolution?
Zurich
When was Order No 1 produced?
1st March
Describe the promises in Order No 1
All weapons controlled by committees
All soldiers get full citizenship rights off duty
All units to elect a deputy to the Soviet
How many members did the Petrograd soviet have by the 10th of March?
What was the official titles?
3000 members
Soviet of Workers and Soldiers Deputies
When the All Russian Congress met on June 1917 there were representatives from how many towns/cities
350
Was the Provisional government legitimate?
Where was it set up?
The Provisional Government was legitimized by Mikhail and the old Tsarist civil services.
It was set up in the Duma Chamber in the Tauride Palace in Petrograd.
How many of the executive committee of the Petrograd Soviet were workers?
7/42
Who was the only member of both the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet ?
Alexander Kerensky
What two words describe the rule of Russia post revolution
Dual Authority/ Dvoevlastie
What did the Soviet accept from the PG ?
General amnesty from political prisoners
Civil Liberties
Abortion of legal disabilities based on class, religion and nationality.
Freedom to organise Trade unions and strikes
Election of Constituent assembly.
Freedom of Religion an the press, abolished death penalty.
When was it announced that Russia would continue fighting in the war?
Who announced this and what happened to them?
April 1917
Milyukov announced it and received backlash so resigned . Plus the elections were postponed.
When did Kerensky become the Chairman of the PG?
June 1917
Why was it decide the war would continue?
Despite it being heavily unpopular, Russia relied on French loans and had an alliance with Britain and France.
