February 1917 - Buildup

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Cards (4)

  • Rasputin was assassinated in December 1916.
  • Octobrists had openly demanded that certain ministers and generals should be removed.
  • The economic problems and suffering of the Russian people in January 1917 reached boiling point and was now moving to a spontaneous revolution,
  • There were clear warning signs of growing unrest.
    • President of the Duma Rodzyanko warned Nicholas II that he didn't have "one honest man left in your entourage".