Members of the overthrown Imperial Family of Russia under arrest 21 March 1917.

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The February Revolution Reconsidered: Part 2, An Undemocratic Revolution The February Revolution of 1917 developed its own rich political mythology. Untangling this from the realities of events is one of the key c...

On this day in 1917, Tsarism was collapsing in Russia. Many people believed it would be replaced by a democratic government. But why was 1917 so undemocratic from the start?

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The February Revolution Reconsidered: Part 1, A Violent Revolution In my last post , I challenged two myths of Russia’s 1917 February Revolution which removed Tsar Nicholas II from power: that it was “sponta...

On this day in 1917, Russian revolution was underway. February Revolution saw huge popular opposition. But was it really bloodless, as is often claimed?

Follow-up post reconsidering another powerful myth of #FebruaryRevolution

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Digital painting depicting the February Revolution in St. Petersburg, March 8, 1917. Crowds of protesters fill the snowy streets, women marching with red banners on International Women's Day. The Winter Palace looms in the background under a dramatic overcast sky.

☭ THE FEBRUARY REVOLUTION BEGINS

March 8, 1917 — On International Women's Day, the women of Petrograd take to the frozen streets, their cries for bread echoing off the Winter Palace walls. What begins as a protest over food rations ignites into a […]

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☭ THE FEBRUARY REVOLUTION BEGINS

March 8, 1917 — Petrograd shivers under a bitter winter, but the streets are burning with defiance. On International Women's Day, thousands of textile workers march through the snow, their banners demanding "Bread and Peace […]

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The "Spontaneous" and "Leaderless" Revolution: Two Myths of February 1917 In a matter of days at the end of February 1917 (dated to the "old-style" Julian calendar), the 304-year-old Romanov dynasty was suddenly an...

On this day in 1917 the February Revolution broke out in Russia. To many, revolution seemed "spontaneous" and "leaderless". But things were not quite as they appeared.

Reconsidering two powerful myths of the #FebruaryRevolution

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A demonstration of mainly female workers from the Putilov plant in Petrograd, part of the 1917 February Revolution

Source: State Museum of Political History of Russia

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