Events: March Revolution 1917

World War One was probably the biggest reason for the start of the March/February Revolution. One other probable and likely reason was the people's dissatisfaction with how the Tsarina was running the country, or rather not running the country, when the Tsar was away at the Army Headquarters as Commander-in-chief. The main reason for the abismal running of the country was largely due to a man named Grigori Rasputin. The Tsarina was using advice that came from Rasputin on how things should be run.

Other reasons that led to the March/February Revolution were the harsh winter, the lack of food, and the feelings towards the war. The beginning of the revolution was simply strikes put together by workers in St. Petersburg (now called Petrograd). Eventually the tension began to rise and on March/February 23, a series of meetings and rallies were held because of International Women's Day. This time, scuffles with police ended up with casualties on both sides. This caused the demonstrators to arm themselves by looting the police headquarters. After three days of this, the Tsar sent a battalion of soldiers to the city to stop what was happening. The soldiers, however, joined in the protests and went against the Tsar. Eventually, the Tsar was forced to abdicate the throne on February/March 2.