The March Revolution In March 1917, nearly 200,000 workers went on strike against the war and the autocracy Tsar Steps Down A year after abdicating, Nicholas II and his family were executed The Duma established a provisional government under Alexander Kerensky (who continued to fight the war) As the war dragged on, conditions in Russia worsened Socialist revolutionaries formed soviets (local councils consisting of workers, peasants,
The March Revolution In March of 1917, nearly 200,000 workers went on strike against the war and the autocracy Czar Steps Down A year after abdicating, Nicholas II and his family were executed The Duma established a provisional government under Alexander Kerensky (who continued fighting the war) As the war dragged on, conditions in Russia worsened Socialist revolutionaries formed soviets (local councils consisting of workers, peasants, and soldiers) Lenin Returns to Russia Germany believed that Lenin and his Bolshevik supporters would hurt the war effort against Germany, so they made his return from exile a reality