KEY DATES RUSSIA Flashcards
1
Q
23rd Feb 1917?
A
Women’s day march against bread shortages
2
Q
23-25th Feb 1917?
A
250,000 people march through Petrograd about rationing
3
Q
25th Feb 1917?
A
Tsar ordered soldiers to open fire - 50 people die
4
Q
When did soldiers join with workers to capture weapons? (and how many were taken?)
A
27th to 28th Feb - 40,000 rifles, 30,000 revolvers
5
Q
1st march 1917?
A
Tsar tried to bring troops to Petrograd to enforce order but soldiers mutinied
6
Q
2nd March 1917?
A
Tsar abdicated throne and duma forms provisional government
7
Q
25th nov 1917?
A
Elections for Constituent Assembly
8
Q
What months did Lenin return to Russia?
A
April, Oct
