Quotes, Questions and statistics - February Revolution

"This is a hooligan..."

"This is a hooligan movement." -Tsarina Alexandra

Use to show the incompetence of the tsarist regime

What was a key movement during the February revolution?

The 200,000 workers striking with no revolutionary leaders leading at 24th February.

What was the timeline towards the mutiny?

9th January
150,000 marched to commemorate Bloody Sunday.

18th Feb
40,000 workers strikers over pay and work condition

23rd February
100,000 workers Int. Women's Day & workers' rights.

24th Februrary
200,000 workers striking with no revolutionary leaders

25th February
300,000 workers protest which had almost all factories close.

26th February
50 protestors were killed as they were met with violence. About 300,000 people are now protesting.

27th Februrary
160,000 people in the the Petrograd Garrison mutinied against Tsarism and 400,000 workers are out on the street. 70,000 soldiers are now in the revolutionary movement.

What did the cossaks do in the February revolution?

- They actually didn't supress the movement, one cossack unit charged up to the protestors, pull up short and wink and rode away, and this boldened the protestors

- Show how the tsarist regime was losing hold on military forces

"I command you..."

"I command you tomorrow to end the disorders in the capital."
- Tsar Nicholas, 25th Feb to the Mutiny.

"We are on the eve of big events..."

"We are on the eve big events, compared with which 1905 was child's play." - Petrograd chief police

- Show how the Feb revolution is bigger than the 1905 revolution

"To arms..."

"To arms! To arms they are killing innocent people, our brothers and sisters."

- Fedor Linde during the mutiny

"Imperative to take immediate steps..."

"Imperative to take immediate steps for tomorrow will be too late."
- Rodzianko to Tsar

"That fat..."

"That fat rodzianko has again sent me nonsense to which I will not even reply."

- The tsar.

He also repeated the dismissal of the duma.

"I beg to inform...

"I beg to inform His Imperial Highness that I am not able to carry out his instructions about the restoration of order in the capital."

- General Khabalov

What happened after news broke out about the abdication?

- Defaction of tsarist symbols
- Former police are either brutally murdered, dozens of former high officials and ministers are imprisoned

"The tsar foolishly..."

"The tsar foolishly added to his own isolation by assuming personal command of the Russian army in 1915." - Historian Alan Wood