February Revolution
March 8–16, 1917 · Petrograd
The first of the two revolutions of 1917. Strikes and demonstrations in Petrograd led to Tsar Nicholas II's abdication on 15 March and the transfer of power to the Russian Provisional Government headed by Alexander Kerensky.
Key people
Nicholas II of Russia
Tsar of Russia, Abdicated 15 March 1917 · Russian Empire and allies
Alexander Kerensky
Minister of the Provisional Government · Revolutionaries
Nicholas Golitsyn
belligerent leader · Russian Empire and allies
Georgy Lvov
belligerent leader · Revolutionaries
Viktor Chernov
belligerent leader · Revolutionaries
Alexander Kutepov
belligerent leader · Russian Empire and allies
Sergey Khabalov
military commander · Russian Empire and allies
Yury Lomonosov
belligerent leader · Revolutionaries
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
named emperor; deferred to the Provisional Government
Participants
-
Russian Empire
Russian Empire and allies
- Russian Assembly Russian Empire and allies
-
Russian Monarchist Union
Russian Empire and allies
-
Union of the Russian People
Russian Empire and allies
-
Socialist Revolutionary Party
Revolutionaries
-
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Revolutionaries
-
Bolsheviks
Revolutionaries
-
Mensheviks
Revolutionaries
- Progressive Bloc (Russia) Revolutionaries
-
Constitutional Democratic Party
Revolutionaries
-
Union of October 17
Revolutionaries
- Progressive Party (Russia) Revolutionaries
Strength and losses
| All | |
|---|---|
| Deaths | 1,443 |
Before and after
- Followed from
- World War I July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
Related events
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
February Revolution