Petrograd Revolution

The icy cold winter night echoed with the sounds of the rioters and protesters in Petrograd, they were angry at the terrible working conditions in the factories. Many people became very disheveled and angered once Russia entered the Great War, Russia was not very prepared for war with the much more developed German military. Everyday, there were shortages of basic necessities, food shortages, and fuel as well, not to mention, the people’s anger that millions of their soldiers had died on the battlefield and Czar Nicholas II had done nothing to stop this and he even kept pouring more manpower into the war even after many died. This had been the political climate for the last couple of months, it was now February and drastic measures began to be taken by the Czar, who was ill-equipped to rule anyways since he took power in 1894 from his father. The Czar ordered the army to fire against the protesters to quell the revolt, however the people in the protests were family and friends to the soldiers and they mutinied against the Czar, shortly after the governmental authority in Saint Petersburg fell apart and most symbols of the Czarist regime were torn down, soldiers and remaining police could not stop the protests as they took control of the city. Miles away speeding towards Petrograd on a train was the Czar, his train was stopped by mutinied troops and heeding advice from his ministers and advisers, Czar …show more content…
It also caused the new government to cut off most international ties with the allies after the Civil War due to the allies helping the losing, White Army, a new period of isolation