Question

Explain the process of formation of the petrograd soviet.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The soviet was established in March 1917 after the February Revolution as a representative body of the city's workers and soldiers, while the city already had its well established city council, the Saint Petersburg City Duma (Central Duma).

Answer 2

Answer:

The Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies was a city council of ... Formation[edit]. Before 1914, Petrograd was known as  ...

Formation: March 12, 1917

Chairman: Nikolay Chkheidze; Irakli Tsereteli; Leon Trotsky; Grigory Zinoviev

Location: St. Petersburg (then Petrograd)

Dissolved: 1924