15h 56min, mar 8, 1917 y - The Russian Revolution

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In 1917, two revolutions swept through Russia, which ended centuries of imperial rule. In the early 1900s, Russia was among one of the poorest countries in Europe. In 1917 the bond between the tsar and the Russian people had been broken. There was corruption and inefficiency in the government. Russia had suffered catastrophic losses to the German forces, which made Russia no longer a military match of the nations in central and Western Europe. Most of the workers in Petrograd and Moscow were striking for more food rations. Many soldiers refused to suppress the insurgents, which made mutiny spread. Nicholas II sought to put down the workers by force and also dissolved the Duma. The Duma refused to obey, and the Petrograd insurgents took over the capital. Nicholas II was forced to abdicate at Pskov.


Where: Moscow, Petrograd

What: the workers were striking for higher food rations

When: February, 1917 and October 1917

Who: Russia, Nicholas II

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