mar 1, 1917 - Order Number 1
Description:
- Established by the Petrograd Soviet- It was directed at the army - it instructed soldiers to democratise the army, giving soldiers the power to elect their own officers and to question orders
- There was no legal authority but the majority of the Russian army obeyed it
- It demonstrated the de facto authority of the Duma and ended the authority of Tsar and his generals over the army
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Date:
mar 1, 1917
Now
~ 108 years ago