February Revolution - Causes, events and effectsFebruary Revolution - causes, events and effects
The dire social conditions of the Russian people, rural and urban, and unpopularity of the Tsar's regime forced him to abdicate his throne in February 1917. The replacement by a provisional government provided ineffective governance and the platform for the Bolsheviks to seize power in the October revolution.
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