February Revolution Nature

Question 1

Steel 1

Answer 1

There was a strike at the Putilov
steel works in Petrograd (now St
Petersburg), then the capital of
Russia.

Question 2

Strike 2

Answer 2

The strike started big street
demonstrations, led by workers
& women demanding more bread
& an end to the war.

Question 3

Local 3

Answer 3

Tsar Nicholas II was away at the
Eastern Front so told local
commanders to sort out the
demonstrations.

Question 4

Weather

Answer 4

Early 1917 despite usual being cold it was warmer than usual for that time of year (Winter) in Petrograd so warm enough for people to come out and protest. “Spring like minus 5 degrees.”

Question 5

Troops 4

Answer 5

However, troops sent to stop the
demonstrations deserted &
joined the rioters.

Question 6

Ministers 5

Answer 6

Nicholas’s ministers were so
terrified by the riots & support for
the anti-Tsarists that they fled
Petrograd. - Unloyal ministers

Question 7

6 Take

Answer 7

12 members of the Russian
parliament (the duma) made the
most of the chaos & took control
of Petrograd.

Question 8

7 Train

Answer 8

Nicholas finally tried to get to 
   Petrograd to regain control, but 
   his train was stopped on the way 
   at Pskov by deserting troops 
   desperate to stop the war.

Question 9

8 Advice

Answer 9

Nicholas’s generals went to
Pskov to tell him to give up the
throne.
Nicholas agrees to advocate

Question 10

Duma

Same as take

Answer 10

12 members of the Russian 
     parliament (the duma) made the 
     most of the chaos & took control 
     of Petrograd. 
Many of the crowd supported them to take over which helped them.

Question 11

Girl (Figes)

Answer 11

In 1917, A girl from a crowd gave a bouquet of roses (symbol of revolution and peace) and held it out to the officer. The officer took the flowers. Proves different to 1905 where soldiers shot own people which gave crowd belief.

Question 12

Soldiers

Answer 12

Mutiny in ranks as soldiers beat up or killed commanding officers.

Question 13

Shops

Answer 13

Shopkeepers turned their shops into bases for soldiers

Question 14

Hunts

Answer 14

People hunted down the police and killed them