The February/March revolution of 1917 Flashcards
causes and course of revolution; issues of leadership and the Tsars abdication; the establishment of Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet; the workings of the dual authority
14th February
100,000 workers on strike from 58 factories in Petrograd
announcement of bread rationing from March 1st brought long queues and violent exchanges - police struggled to keep order
22nd February
20,000 workers locked out of Putilov steel factory after pay talks collapsed
23rd February
90,000 on strike 50 factories cloed
march for international womens day
city fell into chaos with people from bread queues and militant students joining marches
240,000 on the streets
24th February
200,000 on strike overturning Tsarist statues waving red flags and calling for an end to Tsardom
25th february
250,000 on strike (over half the capitals workforce)
violence escalated
cossacks refused to attack when ordered to do so
26th February
telegram sent to the Tsar warning him of the situation in Petrograd
Nicholas ignored the warning and ordered the Duma to dissolve the next day
27th February
Tsar ordered Major-General Khabalov to restore by military force
mutiny began in volynskii regiment 66,000 soldiers followed suit armed with 40,000 rifles
12-man provisional committee to take over the government set up
army’s high command ordered soldiers to stop and gave their support to the Duma committee
soviet set up intending to take over the government - began to organise food supplies
2nd March
Nicholas agreed to resign
what was order no. 1
March 1st
all army units would elect a deputy to the soviet and agree to the political control of the Petrograd Soviet
military commission of the Duma only to be obeyed if it agreed with the soviets orders
what was the provisional government
given authority by grand duke mikhail
temporary gov before elections for a constituent assembly and new constitution
made up of influential elites
what was the petrograd soviet
seen as the better organisation that the PG
made of elected members and a main executive committee
lacked confidence to assume direct control
workings of the dual authority
order no.1 meant the army only obeyed the PG when the PS agreed
got very little done as wanted to wait for constituent assembly before changing policy
