abdication of the tsar, feb/march revolution 1917
-Abdication is the resigning of a king.
•Began with riots and strikes in Petrograd
•Feb.(March) revolution ousted the Tsar (abdication)
•Aimed to replace him with a Provisional Government
•Diarchy ensues
•Petrograd Soviet and the Provisional government the two strong factions
•Provisional gov’t led by Prince Lvov
•Replaced by Alexander Kerensky
•Both try to keep Russia in WWI
•Unpopular
•Began with riots and strikes in Petrograd
•Feb.(March) revolution ousted the Tsar (abdication)
•Aimed to replace him with a Provisional Government
•Diarchy ensues
•Petrograd Soviet and the Provisional government the two strong factions
•Provisional gov’t led by Prince Lvov
•Replaced by Alexander Kerensky
•Both try to keep Russia in WWI
•Unpopular
sumary
The Tsar Abdicated from his position after receiving much protest and criticism for his war efforts. The Tsar was replaced with the Provisional government which was not popular either.