Demonstration of Putilov workers on the first day of the February Revolution.(01 of30)
Open Image ModalDemonstration of Putilov workers on the first day of the February Revolution of 1917. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Universal History Archive via Getty Images)
THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION(02 of30)
Open Image ModalMarch 8th (23 February in the Julian calendar) the Bourgeois Democratic Revolution, was the first of the two revolutions in Russia in 1917. It was centered on Petrograd (now known as St. Petersburg), that was the Russian capital, on Women\'s Day in 8 March. In the photo you can see women in a struggle in Petrograd: textile workers in procession headed towards the town hall to ask for the increase in bread rations to the soldiers\' families. The demonstration, not authorized by the unions was made during the commemorations for International Women\'s Day. This event gave way to the most massive protests which later resulted in the revolution. Photograph, Russia, Petrograd, March 8, 1917. (Photo by Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images) (credit:Fototeca Storica Nazionale. via Getty Images)
February Revolution, 1917(03 of30)
Open Image ModalPetrograd. February Revolution. Photo TASS (Photo by TASS via Getty Images) (credit:TASS via Getty Images)
Revolution Of February 1917: Detachment Of Revolutionary Soldiers(04 of30)
Open Image ModalRUSSIA - FEBRUARY 02: A troop of soldiers rallied to the revolutionary cause on a truck in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) in February 1917 (March according to the Gregorian calendar). (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Keystone-France via Getty Images)
Armed revolutionary soldiers patrolling the streets of petrograd during the february bourgeois democratic revolution in 1917.(05 of30)
Open Image ModalArmed revolutionary soldiers patrolling the streets of petrograd during the february bourgeois democratic revolution in 1917. (Photo by: Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Sovfoto via Getty Images)
Protests in Moscow, 1917(06 of30)
Open Image ModalMoscow, Russian Empire. Protests in Moscow\'s Voskresenskaya Square on the first day of the February Revolution. TASS (Photo by TASS via Getty Images) (credit:TASS via Getty Images)
The Russian Revolution Of February 1917 : The Russian Population Learns Of The Czar'S Abdication(07 of30)
Open Image ModalRUSSIA - FEBRUARY 02: Little after the revolutionary days of February 1917, groups of civilians gathered in the streets upon the announcement of NICOLAS II\'s abdication. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Keystone-France via Getty Images)
February Revolution(08 of30)
Open Image ModalThe first day of the February Revolution in Moscow, which led to the Russian Revolution and the overthrow of the monarchy, March 1917. (Photo by Slava Katamidze Collection/Getty Images) (credit:Slava Katamidze Collection via Getty Images)
February Revolution(09 of30)
Open Image ModalCrowds on Nevsky Prospekt during the February Revolution in Petrograd, which led to the Russian Revolution and the overthrow of the monarchy, March 1917. (Photo by Slava Katamidze Collection/Getty Images) (credit:Slava Katamidze Collection via Getty Images)
Cossack Patrol(10 of30)
Open Image ModalFebruary 1917: Russian Cossack troops on patrol in Petrograd (St Petersburg) during the Russian Revolution, the sole organised force maintaining order during the constitutional transition of the city. They held no political allegiance, having abandoned the Tsarist regime. (Photo by Slava Katamidze Collection/Getty Images) (credit:Slava Katamidze Collection via Getty Images)
Cost Of Revolution(11 of30)
Open Image Modal1st February 1917: A factionary guards the dead after a day of bloodshed during the Russian Revolution. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Hulton Archive via Getty Images)
Russland Februar(März)Rev. 1917: Petrograd(12 of30)
Open Image Modal(GERMANY OUT) Februarrevolution: Zaristische Hoheitszeichen werdenauf der Strasse verbranntPetrograd, Februar/März 1917Achtung: Beginn der Revolution am 23.02 nach altem russischen, am 08.03. nach neuem Kalender- (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images) (credit:ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Crowds on Znamenskaya Square, Petrograd, Russia, February Revolution, 1917. Artist: Anon(13 of30)
Open Image ModalCrowds on Znamenskaya Square, Petrograd, Russia, February Revolution, 1917. The February Revolution led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the collapse of imperial Russia. A provisional government was established which effectively shared power with (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) (credit:Heritage Images via Getty Images)
Revolutionary Russia. Distribution of literature in Moscow, 1917(14 of30)
Open Image Modal1917. Moscow. First days of the February Revolution. Distribution of literature in Moscow. Reproduction. Photo TASS (Photo by TASS via Getty Images) (credit:TASS via Getty Images)
February Revolution(15 of30)
Open Image ModalCrowds on Nevsky Prospekt during the February Revolution in Petrograd, which led to the Russian Revolution and the overthrow of the monarchy, March 1917. (Photo by Slava Katamidze Collection/Getty Images) (credit:Slava Katamidze Collection via Getty Images)
Revolutionary barricades on Liteyny Prospekt, Petrograd, Russia, 27 February 1917. Artist: Anon(16 of30)
Open Image ModalRevolutionary barricades on Liteyny Prospekt, Petrograd, Russia, 27 February 1917. The February Revolution led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the collapse of imperial Russia. A provisional government was established which effectively shared pow (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) (credit:Heritage Images via Getty Images)
February revolution in Russia, Street barricade, On the 11th March, 1917 czar Nikolaus II gives the shooting order against the insurgents of the February revolution, Russia, Photograph, In 1917(17 of30)
Open Image ModalUNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1917: February revolution in Russia, Street barricade, On the 11th March, 1917 czar Nikolaus II gives the shooting order against the insurgents of the February revolution, Russia, Photograph, In 1917 (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Februarrevolution in Russland, Strassenbarrikade, Am 11, M?rz 1917 erteilt Zar Nikolaus II, den Schie?befehl gegen die Aufst?ndischen der Februarrevolution, , Russland, Photographie, 1917] (credit:Imagno via Getty Images)
Revolutionary barricades on Liteyny Prospekt, Petrograd, Russia, 27 February 1917. Artist: Anon(18 of30)
Open Image ModalRevolutionary barricades on Liteyny Prospekt, Petrograd, Russia, 27 February 1917. The February Revolution led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the collapse of imperial Russia. A provisional government was established which effectively shared pow (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) (credit:Heritage Images via Getty Images)
Russian Revolution Of February 1917 : Attack On The Winter Palace In Petrograd(19 of30)
Open Image ModalRUSSIA - APRIL 28: On February 27, 1917, soldiers and workers siding with the Bolshevik cause seized the Winter Palace in Petrograd. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Keystone-France via Getty Images)
Manifestation of revolutionary troops in front of the State Duma during the February Revolution, 191(20 of30)
Open Image ModalManifestation of revolutionary troops in front of the State Duma during the February Revolution, 1917. Found in the collection of State History Museum, Moscow. Artist : Steinberg, Yakov Vladimirovich (1882-1942). (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) (credit:Heritage Images via Getty Images)
Russian Revolution 1917 : General Korsilov'S Troops Disarmed(21 of30)
Open Image ModalRUSSIA - FEBRUARY 29: In late August 1917, the troops of Russian General Lavr Georguievich KORSILOV were disarmed by the Soviets. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Keystone-France via Getty Images)
Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, Tauride Palace, Russia, 1917.(22 of30)
Open Image ModalPetrograd Soviet of Workers\' and Soldiers\' Deputies, Tauride Palace, Russia, 1917. The Petrograd Soviet first met on 27 February 1917 at the beginning of the Rusian Revolution. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images) (credit:Print Collector via Getty Images)
Revolutionary students after the February Revolution, Russia, 1917. Artist: Anon(23 of30)
Open Image ModalRevolutionary students after the February Revolution, Russia, 1917. The February Revolution led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the collapse of imperial Russia. A provisional government was established which effectively shared power with the Bol (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) (credit:Heritage Images via Getty Images)
Russian Revolution Of February 1917 : The Armed Civilian Population In Petrograd(24 of30)
Open Image ModalRUSSIA - FEBRUARY 02: Workers and soldiers who fled the front, along with women, parading in arms in the streets of Petrograd after the first Russian Revolution of February 1917, (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Keystone-France via Getty Images)
Petrograd, funeral of the February victim, Coffins carried to the entrance to the field of Mars where they will be interred, April 5, l 1917, Russian revolution of 1917, Private collection.(25 of30)
Open Image ModalPetrograd, funeral of the February victim, Coffins carried to the entrance to the field of Mars where they will be interred, April 5, l 1917, Russian revolution of 1917, Private collection. (Photo by Photo12/UIG/Getty Images) (credit:Photo 12 via Getty Images)
Funeral procession of petrograd citizens for the victims of february revolution 1917.(26 of30)
Open Image ModalFuneral procession of petrograd citizens for the victims of february revolution 1917. (Photo by: Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Sovfoto via Getty Images)
A mourning ceremony for victims of the February Revolution, Russia, 1917. Artist: Anon(27 of30)
Open Image ModalA mourning ceremony for victims of the February Revolution, Russia, 1917. The February Revolution led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the collapse of imperial Russia. A provisional government was established which effectively shared power with t (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) (credit:Heritage Images via Getty Images)
Alexander Feodorovich Kerensky, Russian revolutionary politician, 1917.(28 of30)
Open Image ModalAlexander Feodorovich Kerensky, Russian revolutionary politician, as Minister for War, reviewing the troops, 1917. Kerensky (1881-1970) was one of the most prominent leaders of the February Revolution in Russia in 1917, which led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. In the Provisional Government established after the revolution, he held the posts of Minister for Justice, then Minister for War, and, from July, Prime Minister. After a failed coup attempt led by General Kornilov in August, he also appointed himself commander-in-chief. The Provisional Government was unstable however, and Kerensky\'s refusal to pull Russia out of the First World War and his distribution of weapons to the Petrograd workers during Kornilov\'s coup brought about its downfall. The October Revolution brought the Bolsheviks to power and Kerensky was forced to flee into exile. He lived in France until 1940, from where he was forced to flee again, to the USA, when the Germans invaded in World War II. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images) (credit:Print Collector via Getty Images)
Alexander Kerensky, Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government, Russia, 1917. Artist: Anon(29 of30)
Open Image ModalAlexander Kerensky, Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government, in his office in the Winter Palace in Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, 1917. Kerensky Kerensky (1881-1970) was one of the most prominent leaders of the February Revolution in Ru (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) (credit:Heritage Images via Getty Images)
Meeting of tver workers during the february revolution in 1917.(30 of30)
Open Image ModalMeeting of tver workers during the february revolution in 1917. (Photo by: Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Sovfoto via Getty Images)