The Feb/March Revolution of 1917 Flashcards
what was Petrograd like in the winter of 1917
the streets of Petrograd were tense with the frustrations of the unemployed, the starving and the desperate
What happened in January 1917
there was a demonstration by 150,000 Petrograd workers
what was the demonstration on the anniversary of
Bloody Sunday
What was the catalyst in the Revolution
a bread shortage
What happened on Monday 14th Feb
100,000 workers from 58 different factories were on strike in Petrograd.
when was bread rationing meant to start
1st March
What happened on Wednesday 22nd February
20,000 workers were locked out of the Putilov Steel Works by the management after pay talks collapsed. Workers in other factories went on strike in support
What day was Thursday 23rd February
International Women’s Day
What happened on international women’s day
90,000 workers were on strike and 50 factories closed. They joined the women’s day marches. Petrograd fell into chaos with 240,000 people out on the streets.
how was order restored on international women’s day
when the desperate police force relaxed things in the early evening
What happened on Friday 24th February
200,000 workers were on strike and the crowds overturned Tsarist statues, waved red flags, wore red rosettes, shouted revolutionary slogans calling for an end to Tsardom
What song did the workers sing in retaliation to the Tsarist regime
La Marseillaise
What happened on Saturday 25th February
250,000 people (over half the capital’s workforce) were on strike and Petrograd was at a virtual standstill. There were no newspapers and no public transport.
who was in charge of the mounted police and what did he try to do
Shalfeev tried to control the masses.
what happened to Shalfeev
he was set upon, dragged from his horse, beaten and shot
What happened at the end of the Day on the 25th Feb
a band of civilians were killed by soldiers on the Nevskii Prospekt but later the same day, some Cossacks refused to attack processing of strikes when ordered to do so
who was president of the Duma
Rodzianko
what did Rodzianko do
he sent a telegram to the Tsar warning him of the serious situation in Petrograd.
what did Nicholas II do in response to Rodzianko’s telegram
he ignored the warning and ordered the duma to dissolve the next day
who did Nicholas order to restore order
Major General Khabalov
who was Major General Khabalov
Commander of the Petrograd Military District
what day did the Tsar order general Khabalov
Monday 27th February
what did Khabalov do
he sent soldiers onto the streets and around 40 demonstrators in the city centre were killed
where did a mutiny begin in the army
the Volynskii regiment
what happened in the Volysnkii mutiny
a sergeant shot his commanding officer dead. 66,000 soldiers mutinied and joined the protestors, arming them with 40,000 rifles
what did the Duma do
they held a meeting, despite the Tsar’s orders and set up a 12-man Provisional Committee to take over the government
what did the Army’s high command do
changed their minds, ordered soldiers to halt and gave support to the Duma Committee
What was set up on the evening of 27th February
revolutionaries set up a soviet which also intended to take over the government. It began to organise food supplies for the city
what did Nicholas II do on Tuesday 28th Feb
he left his military headquarters at the VVolynskii regiment and started to make his way back to Petrograd
what did Nicholas II do after leaving his military headquarters
he sent a telegram to Rodzianko, offering to share power with the Duma
What did Rodzianko reply to Nicholas
‘the measures you propose are too late. The time for them has gone. There is no return’
Which individuals were in Zurich
Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov
Who was in New York
Leon Trotsky