Question

Describe the main events which led to February revolution in petrograd

Answer 1

The main events of the revolution took place in Petrograd and its vicinity (Petrograd is now known as St. Petersburg), then the Russian capital, where longstanding discontent with the monarchy erupted into mass protests against food rationing on 23 February Old Style (8 March New Style).[3] Revolutionary activity lasted about eight days. It involved mass demonstrations and armed clashes with police and gendarmes, the last loyal forces of the Russian monarchy. On 27 February O.S. (12 March N.S.) mutinous Russian Army forces sided with the revolutionaries. Three days later the result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the end of the Russian Empire. The Russian Council of Ministers was replaced by a Russian Provisional Government under Prince Georgy Lvov.

The revolution appeared to break out without any real leadership or formal planning.[4]Russia had been suffering from a number of economic and social problems, which were compounded by the impact of World War I. Bread rioters, primarily women in bread lines, and industrial strikers were joined on the streets by disaffected soldiers from the city's garrison. As more and more troops deserted, and with loyal troops away at the Front, the city fell into chaos, leading to the overthrow of the Tsar. In all, over 1,300 people were killed during the protests of February 1917.[5]