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,! DECISIVE ACTION OCCURR$ ON ,FEBRU>Y #b#g1 #a#i#a#g4 

,FROM E>LY MORN+1 :OLE REGIM5TS ( ! ,PETROGRAD G>RISON1 NO LONG] HESITANT1 MUT9I$1 LEFT !IR B>RACKS1 >MS 9 H&1 & TOOK OV] C]TA9 /RATEGIC PO9TS 9 ! CAPITAL1 AFT] BRIEF SKIRMI%ES ) ! POLICE4 ,! ,REVOLUTION GA9$ GR\ND4 

,AT A GIV5 MOM5T1 A D5SE MASS ( DEMON/RATORS1 DEFIANT & GRIMLY ?REAT5+1 & P>TIALLY >M$1 ASSEMBL$ 9 ,ZNAM5SKAYA ,SQU>E & 9 ! VIC9ITY ( ! ,NIKOLAIEVSKY RAILWAY /ATION4 ,! ,GOV]NM5T S5T TWO CAVALRY REGIM5TS FROM ! ,IMP]IAL ,GU>D1 ! SOLDI]S IT /ILL C\LD TRU/1 AS WELL AS A /RONG DETA*M5T ( POLICE1 BO? ON FOOT & M\NT$4 ,! TROOPS W]E SUPPOS$ TO SUPPORT & ASSI/ ! POLICE4 

,AFT] ! USUAL SUMMONS .<W>N+ ! DEMON/RATORS TO DISP]SE.>1 ! POLICE COMM&] GAVE AN ORD] TO *>GE ! CR[D4 ,BUT N[ ANO!R LA/-MOM5T 0MIRACLE0 OCCURR$4 ,! (FIC] COMM&+ ! ,GU>D CAVALRYM5 RAIS$ HIS SAB]1 & ) A CRY ( 0,*>GE ! POLICE60 LAUN*$ HIS TWO REGIM5TS AGA9/ !M4 ,9 ALMO/ NO TIME ! LATT] W]E BEAT51 ?R[N BACK1 OV]:ELM$4 

,SOON ! LA/ RESI/ANCE ( ! POLICE WAS BROK54 ,! REVOLUTION>Y TROOPS SEIZ$ ! ,GOV]NM5T >S5AL & OCCUPI$ ALL VITAL PO9TS 9 ! CITY4 ,SURR\ND$ BY A DELIRI\S MULTITUDE1 ! REGIM5TS DREW !MSELVES UP1 ) FLAGS UNFURL$1 BE=E ! ,TAURIDE PALACE1 :]E ! ,DUMA -- ! POOR ,F\R? ,DUMA -- WAS SITT+1 & PUT !MSELVES AT ITS DISPOSAL4 

,%ORTLY AFT]W>DS ! LA/ REGIM5TS ( ! G>RISON ( ,PETROGRAD & ITS SUBURBS JO9$ ! MOVEM5T4 ,CZ>ISM HAD NO MORE >M$ =CES 9 ! VIC9ITY ( ! CAPITAL4 ,! POPULATION WAS FREE4 ,! ,REVOLUTION HAD TRIUMPH$4 

,! EV5TS :I* PRES5TLY FOLL[$ >E WELL KN[N4 

,A PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T1 COMPOS$ ( 9FLU5TIAL MEMB]S ( ! ,DUMA1 WAS =M$ & >D5TLY ACCLAIM$ BY ! PEOPLE4 

,! PROV9CES 5?USIA/ICALLY JO9$ ! ,REVOLUTION4 

,SOME TROOPS W]E HA/ILY )DRAWN FROM ! FRONT1 & W]E S5T BY ORD] ( ! ,CZ> TO ! REBEL-HELD CAPITAL1 BUT W]E UNABLE TO REA* IT4 ,= ! RAILROAD WORK]S REFUS$ TO TRANSPORT !M FUR!R :5 !Y DREW NE> ! CITY4 ,!N ! SOLDI]S REFUS$ TO OBEY !IR (FIC]S & W5T OV] TO ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,SOME RETURN$ TO ! FRONT2 O!RS SIMPLY DISP]S$4 

,CZ> ,NIKOLAI HIMSELF1 RETURN+ TO ,PETROGRAD BY RAILROAD1 HAD HIS TRA9 /OPP$ AT ,DNO /ATION & !N HAD IT TAKE HIM BACK TO ,PSKOV4 ,!RE HE WAS JO9$ BY A DELEGATION FROM ! ,DUMA & BY MILIT>Y P]SONAGES :O HAD JO9$ ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,HE C\LD DO NO?+ BUT ACCEPT ! SITUATION4 ,AFT] SOME TRIFL+ NEGOTIATIONS HE SIGN$ HIS ABDICATION1 = HIMSELF & HIS SON ,ALEXIS ,?IS ON ,M>* #b4 

,= A MOM5T1 ! PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T S\<T TO PRES5T ! ?RONE TO ! EX-,EMP]OR'S BRO!R1 ,GR& ,DUKE ,MI*AEL ,BUT HE DECL9$ ! (F]1 DECL>+ ?AT ! FATE ( ! C\NTRY & ! DYNA/Y %\LD BE PUT 9TO ! H&S ( A REGUL>LY CON VOK$ ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY4 

,! FRONT HAIL$ ! ACCOMPLI%$ ,REVOLUTION4 

,CZ>ISM HAD FALL54 ,=MATION ( ! ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY WAS ! ORD] ( ! DAY4 ,:ILE WAIT+ = IT TO BE CALL$1 ! PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T BECAME ! (FICIAL AU?ORITY -- 0RECOGNIZ$ & RESPONSIBLE04 ,! FIR/ ACT ( ! VICTORI\S ,REVOLUTION WAS OV]4 

,WE HAVE REC\NT$ ! FACTS ( ?IS ,FEBRU>Y REVOLUTION 9 SOME DETAIL 9 ORD] TO BR+ \T 9 RELIEF ! MA9 PO9T3 

,ONCE MORE1 ! ACTION ( ! MASSES WAS SPONTANE\S1 LOGICALLY CLIMAX+ A LONG P]IOD ( CONCRETE EXP]I5CE & MORAL PREP>ATION4 ,?IS ACTION WAS NEI!R ORGANIZ$ NOR GUID$ BY ANY POLITI COL P>TY4 ,SUPPORT$ BY ! PEOPLE 9 >MS -- ! ,>MY -- IT WAS VICTORI\S4 ,! ELEM5T ( ORGANIZATION HAD TO BE 9TRODUC$ -- & WAS 9TRODUC$ -- IMM$IATELY AFT]W>DS4 

7,9 ANY CASE1 BECAUSE ( ! REPRESSION1 ALL ( ! C5TRAL ORGANIZATIONS ( ! POLITICAL P>TIES ( ! LEFT1 AS WELL AS !IR LEAD]S1 W]E1 AT ! TIME ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 F> FROM ,RUSSIA4 ,M>TOV ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 ,T*]N(F ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION>Y ,P>TY1 ,L591 ,TROTSKY1 ,LUNA*>SKY1 ,LOSOVSKY1 ,RYKOV1 ,BUKH>91 ET AL41 W]E ALL LIV+ ABROAD4 ,IT WAS NOT UNTIL AFT] ! ,FEBRU>Y ,REVOLUTION ?AT !Y RETURN$ HOME74 

,ANO!R SIGNIFICANT PO9T ALSO EM]GES FROM !SE EV5TS4 

,AGA91 IMM$IATE & SPECIFIC IMPETUS WAS GIV5 TO ! ,REVOLUTION BY ! ABSOLUTE IMPOSSIBILITY ( ,RUSSIA CONT9U+ ! W> -- AN IMPOSSIBILITY :I* NATURALLY WAS 9T5SIFI$ BY ! OB/9ACY ( ! ,GOV]NM5T4 ,?IS IMPOSSIBILITY RESULT$ FROM ! 9EXTRICABLE *AOS 9TO :I* ! W> HAD PLUNG$ ! NATION4 

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