The February Revolution of 1917 — how bread riots in Petrograd toppled the 300-year Romanov dynasty in less than a week. Duncan examines the spontaneous uprising that no one organized and no one expected.
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The decisive moment in revolution: when the army refuses to fire
The February Revolution succeeded when soldiers of the Petrograd garrison refused to fire on bread rioters. Every revolution pivots on this moment: do the soldiers obey or switch sides?
Duncan's central thesis: no one organized the February Revolution. It began as bread riots and became a revolution when participants realized that's what was happening.