Main events of the February Revolution

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9th January
Strike to commemorate Bloody Sunday in Petrograd.
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31st January
Strike across Russia.
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14th February
100,000 workers strike in Petrograd. State Duma reconvened.
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19th February
Petrograd authorities announce that bread will be rationed from the 1st March.
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23rd February
Demonstrations in Petrograd for International Women's Day
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24th February
The strikes continue and grow even larger; small numbers of soviets begin forming.
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25th February
Over 200,000 people now on strike in Petrograd. Cossack troops fight police to protect protestors.
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26th February
Tsar orders military force to break strike. Troops of Volynski Guard Regiment fire on protestors causing casualties, but other troops of the Petrograd garrison mutiny later that day. State Duma suspended.
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27th February
Petrograd garrison mutinies, joins the protestors and begins arming themselves. State Duma refuses to disband.
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28th February
Tsar tries to return to Petrograd but becomes stuck in Pskov.
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2nd March
Tsar abdicates on behalf of himself and his son in order to help both the war and peace.
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3rd March
Michael Romanov, brother of the Tsar and now heir, rejects the throne.
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March-April
Revolution spreads across Russia, with mini Dumas taking control of official, government and police matters, while workers and soldiers create parallel soviets.
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Strike across Russia.

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31st January

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100,000 workers strike in Petrograd. State Duma reconvened.

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Petrograd authorities announce that bread will be rationed from the 1st March.

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Demonstrations in Petrograd for International Women's Day

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