Nicholas II22 February 1917
The Tsar leaves for the General Headquarters in Mogilev
Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Tsar leaves for the General Headquarters in Mogilev
The February Revolution is ignited by International Womens Day, women textile workers and soldier's wives
The strike doubles in size to around 200,000 workers, nearly half of all industrial workers in Petrograd
Armed clashes with the police occur, with many killed and wounded, Empress Alexandra writes to Nicholas II, "This is a hooligan campaign, with boys and girls running about shouting that they have no bread..all this will surely pass"
General Khabalov's soldiers, acting under the Tsar's orders, open fire on striking workers, 169 workers are killed & over 1,000 injured
The police launch wide scale arrests of over 100 leaders of revolutionary organisations, including the Bolsheviks
Supports the Duma committee as the monarchy collapses.
Supports order as the imperial regime collapses.
Rodzianko asks the Duma to convene to resolve on a course of action, the group creates a Provisional Committee, which urgently asks the Tsar to save himself by sharing power with a Prime Minister, the Tsar refuses
Rodzianko asks the Duma to convene to resolve on a course of action, the group creates a Provisional Committee, which urgently asks the Tsar to save himself by sharing power with a Prime Minister, the Tsar refuses
The revolutionary masses seize the city of Moscow, the Tsars Minister's are arrested, the Provisional Committee assumes control of the Army, while the Kronstadt sailors mutiny against their officers
The first Joint Plenum of the Soviet of Workers and Soldiers Deputies issues Soviet Order No. 1: all soldiers units will elect Soldiers Committee's & the decree stipulates that soldiers will now accept orders from the Soldiers Soviet
The first Joint Plenum of the Soviet of Workers and Soldiers Deputies issues Soviet Order No. 1: all soldiers units will elect Soldiers Committee's & the decree stipulates that soldiers will now accept orders from the Soldiers Soviet
Petrograd revolutionary authorities press for the former tsar's detention.
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