February Revolution

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1917

March

08
- Strikes and demonstrations in PetrogradOn 8 March 1917, Women's Day, the women workers of Petrograd took to the streets demanding bread. Within four days the protest drew in hundreds of thousands.
11
- Russians retake KermanshahOn 11 March 1917, the day Baghdad fell, Baratov's Russians entered Kermanshah. The Turkish rearguard fell back westwards, towards the border with Iraq.
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- Key eventFebruary RevolutionOn 12 March 1917 the Petrograd garrison joined the strikers. Tsarist rule in the capital collapsed; a Duma Committee and a Soviet arose in the Tauride Palace.
13
- Fall of the Golitsyn governmentThe last tsarist government fell apart on the night of 12–13 March 1917. The Duma Committee took power; ministers such as Protopopov and Belyaev were arrested.
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- Order No. 1On 14 March 1917 the Petrograd Soviet issued Order No. 1. Soldiers were to elect committees, control weapons and obey above all the Soviet, not their officers.
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- Key eventAbdication of Nicholas IILate on 15 March 1917 at Pskov Nicholas II gave up the throne for himself and his son in favour of his brother Michael. The next day Michael declined the crown.
- Formation of the Provisional GovernmentOn 15 March 1917 Milyukov announced the Provisional Government, led by Prince Lvov. It arose from an agreement of the Duma Committee and the Petrograd Soviet.
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- Baltic Fleet mutinyOn the evening of 16 March 1917 the battleship crews mutinied at Helsingfors. Baltic Fleet sailors killed dozens of officers, and the next day its commander.
21
- Wilson summons CongressOn 21 March 1917 Wilson summoned Congress for 2 April, two weeks earlier than planned. The day before, his whole cabinet had come out for war with Germany.
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- Recognition of the Provisional GovernmentOn 22 March 1917 the United States became the first to officially recognise Russia's Provisional Government. Britain, France and Italy followed two days later.
27
- Petrograd Soviet appeal to the PolesOn 27 March 1917 the Petrograd Soviet's appeal "To the Polish nation" recognised Poland's right to full independence. It was the first such act in Russia.
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- Key eventProvisional Government proclamation to the PolesOn 30 March 1917 the Russian Provisional Government's proclamation recognised the Poles' right to an independent state, bound to Russia by a military alliance.

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