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== Revolution == | == Revolution == | ||
On [[International Women's Day|8 March]] 1917, Petrograd had a shortage of fuel and food. Women working in the textile industry began a [[Strike action|strike]], and men and women from other industries soon joined.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2017|title=Red Star over the Third World|chapter=Preface|page=11|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf|city=New Delhi|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref> By 10 March, 50,000 workers were on strike, and Tsarism collapsed on 18 March.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2017|title=Red Star over the Third World|chapter=Red October|page= | On [[International Women's Day|8 March]] 1917, Petrograd had a shortage of fuel and food. Women working in the textile industry began a [[Strike action|strike]], and men and women from other industries soon joined.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2017|title=Red Star over the Third World|chapter=Preface|page=11|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf|city=New Delhi|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref> By 10 March, 50,000 workers were on strike, and Tsarism collapsed on 18 March.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2017|title=Red Star over the Third World|chapter=Red October|page=24–28|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf|city=New Delhi|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref> | ||
== Aftermath == | == Aftermath == | ||
The first leader of the provisional government was [[Georgy Lvov]], an aristocratic prince, and his successor, [[Alexander Kerensky]], was a [[Liberalism|liberal]] lawyer. [[Poliksena Shishkina-Iavein]] led a large demonstration on 19 March for equal rights, and a system of [[Soviet (governmental body)|soviets]] formed [[dual power]] by April.<ref name=":0" /> | The first leader of the provisional government was [[Georgy Lvov]], an aristocratic prince, and his successor, [[Alexander Kerensky]], was a [[Liberalism|liberal]] lawyer. [[Poliksena Shishkina-Iavein]] led a large demonstration on 19 March for equal rights, and a system of [[Soviet (governmental body)|soviets]] formed [[dual power]] by April. Kerensky's government continued to support [[imperialism]], leading the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Bolsheviks]] to denounce it and call for another revolution.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:21, 16 June 2023
The February Revolution was a bourgeois-democratic revolution that overthrew Tsar Nicholas Romanov and made up the first state of the Russian revolution of 1917, which culminated in the Great October Socialist Revolution.
Revolution[edit | edit source]
On 8 March 1917, Petrograd had a shortage of fuel and food. Women working in the textile industry began a strike, and men and women from other industries soon joined.[1] By 10 March, 50,000 workers were on strike, and Tsarism collapsed on 18 March.[2]
Aftermath[edit | edit source]
The first leader of the provisional government was Georgy Lvov, an aristocratic prince, and his successor, Alexander Kerensky, was a liberal lawyer. Poliksena Shishkina-Iavein led a large demonstration on 19 March for equal rights, and a system of soviets formed dual power by April. Kerensky's government continued to support imperialism, leading the Bolsheviks to denounce it and call for another revolution.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Preface' (p. 11). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Red October' (pp. 24–28). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.