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The February Revolution was a spontaneous uprising of the people. It started after steel workers in Petrograd started to protest in street. Other workers soon joined and went on strike. The situation was made worse after bakeries in the city ran out of bread. Within days, 250 000 workers were on strike. The police shot at the crowd. However, some soldiers refused to shoot at the strikers. Faced with a crisis, Tsar Nicholas II shut down the Duma (parliament). Shortly afterwards, the army went on strike, and Nicholas had no choice but to abdicate. A provisional government was set up. In Petrograd, a Council of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers was established (also called the Petrograd Soviet). The Soviets contributed alot towards this revolution as well.

Source: Global Forces of the Twentieth Century - Second Edition by E. Alyn Mitchner and R. Joanne Tuffs

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