The March Revolution
Many events lead up to the March Revolution. In October 1905, Russia had their first parliament called the Duma. But it had no power because Nicholas vetoed all of the Duma's actions. Marxists wanted Russia out of WWI because of the shortages of weapons to fight against Germany. Russia had four million casualties in WWI due to this. Vladimir Lenin was the first Marxist leader of Revolution and was sent back to Russia from the Germans to start protests against Russia in WWI. Lenin's followers were middle class urban factory workers who were called the Proletariat. Grigori Rasputin was a spiritual healer that Czarina believed had mystical power to cure her son. Wealthy Russians did not like Rasputin because he influenced the Czar on government appointments.
The 1917 March Revolution started by women protesting and demanding for "Peace, Land, and Bread". This meant they wanted Russia out of the war, land to be available for private ownership, and for bread shortages to end. The soldiers began to shoot into the crowd but realized that the protesters were right and they soon joined them. In March 1917, Nicholas gave up being Czar because he feared execution. The new leader of the government was Alexander Kerensky. He kept Russia in WWI and lost their support and caused more rebellion. People who ignored Kerensky's government were called Soviets. They were revolutionary groups of soldiers, workers, and peasants that govern villages.
The 1917 March Revolution started by women protesting and demanding for "Peace, Land, and Bread". This meant they wanted Russia out of the war, land to be available for private ownership, and for bread shortages to end. The soldiers began to shoot into the crowd but realized that the protesters were right and they soon joined them. In March 1917, Nicholas gave up being Czar because he feared execution. The new leader of the government was Alexander Kerensky. He kept Russia in WWI and lost their support and caused more rebellion. People who ignored Kerensky's government were called Soviets. They were revolutionary groups of soldiers, workers, and peasants that govern villages.