Why it matters
Historical significance
The revolution destroyed autocracy but did not settle who should exercise authority or how Russia’s crises should be resolved.
23 February–2 March 1917 (O.S.) · Revolutions 1917
Bread protests, strikes, mutiny, and political breakdown in Petrograd brought the Romanov dynasty to an abrupt end.
Why it matters
The revolution destroyed autocracy but did not settle who should exercise authority or how Russia’s crises should be resolved.