February revolution

• The causes of the february revolution include :

  • Politcal problems
  • Economic problems
  • Military problems
• When was the february revolution ?

  1917 (18 feb to 4 march )
• What had the war created by 1916

  Extreme hardship across Russia which led to the growth of unrest bin towns and the countryside
• Urban unrest


  Strikes and protests began to occur in major cities such as Moscow and Petrograd. In 1916 alone there were 880 000 workers on strike
• What happened to goods as the war went on ?

  Goods became increasingly scarce
• With inflation growing what happened to the value of wages

  The value of wages of industrial workers was cut nearly by half in 1916
• How were wages in Petrograd

  Wages were on average 20% lower than they had been in 1914
• What happened as Refugees fled from fighting

  They arrived in large numbers, in Russia's already crowded cities and placed a great strain on the facilities in the urban areas
• Unrest in the country

  • There was hardship in rural areas due to the war which led to widespread protest
  • Young male peasants were conscripted in large numbers
  • Thus, dramatic drop in rural workforce
  • Horses were requisitioned in order to help with war work
  • Grain prices were kept low, with rising inflation standards of living in the countryside fell.
• What is requisition?


  Goods which are formally demanded by the government for important purposed
• The Tsar's response to Feb R


  Reacted in typical tsarist fashion and wanted the petrograd garrison to restore order.

  • The printers were on strike therefore the commander replied that it was impossible
  • Many troops refused to fire on protestors,
  • Cossack troops who had been instructed to suppress it refused to
  • Troops heading to the front deserted when they heard of troops beginning to join the russian people by some handing rifles and bread to the people of Petrograd
• What happened February 18

  Workers from the putilov steel plant went on strike
• What rumours led to the number of striking workers to swell


  Rumours of cuts in bread rations
• NUmbers peaked on Feb 23 when what?


  Thousand of wpomen joined as part of International women's day

  • In february the Gov anounced that bread would be rationed from 1 March
• General strike in Petrograd, where?

  Railways,Factories,Printers-almost everyone. BY february 25 , 200 000 people were protesting on the streets of petrograd