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February Revolution
- Russian Provisional GovernmentOn the 2nd of March, 1917, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne. This event occurred two days before the official announcement of a new government.
- Russian Constituent AssemblyIn 1906, Tsar Nicholas II granted basic civil liberties and established the State Duma as a new legislative body. The Duma never received authorization to…
- February RevolutionRussia used the Julian calendar in 1917 while most of Europe followed the Gregorian system. This difference created a thirteen-day gap between dates.
- IzvestiaFebruary 1917 marked the birth of Izvestia, a daily broadsheet newspaper in Russia. The word izvestiya translates to bring news or tidings.
- Petrograd SovietOn the 27th of January 1917, the entire leadership of the Central Workers' Group was arrested and taken to the Peter and Paul Fortress.
- Russian RepublicPrince Georgy Lvov took the helm of a new Provisional Government on the 2nd of March 1917. This date marked the moment Emperor Nicholas II abdicated his…