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Book SynopsisThe February Revolution, Petrograd, 1917 is the most comprehensive book on the epic uprising that toppled the tsarist monarchy and ushered in the next stage of the Russian Revolution. Hasegawa presents in detail the intense drama of the nine days of the revolution, including the workers' strike, soldiers' revolt, the scrambling of revolutionary party activists to control the revolution, and the liberals’ conspiracy to force Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate. Based on his previous work, published in 1981, the author has revised, enlarged, and reinterpreted the complexity of the February Revolution, resulting in a major and timely reassessment on the occasion of its centennial. See inside the book.
Trade Review"... his achievement in creating a superbly clear and detailed, indeed encyclopaedic, rendering of the whirlwind of events that plunged Russian society into crisis in February 1917 and gave birth to ‘Dual Power’ is formidable scholarship." - Simon Cosgrove, Europe-Asia Studies 72/9 (2020)
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of Maps List of Abbreviations Part I: Russia and the First World War 1. Russia Enters the War 2. The Political Crisis of the Summer 1915 3. Deepening Gulf: The Government and the Liberals, 1916 4. Petrograd during the War 5. The War and the Workers 6. The War and the Revolutionary Parties Part II: On the Eve 7. The Tsar, the Tsarina, and the Government 8. The Security of Petrograd 9. The Liberal Opposition 10. The Liberals, Conspiracies, and the Freemasons 11. The Workers and the Revolutionary Parties Part III: The Uprising 12. The Beginning: February 23 13. The Second Day: February 24 14. The General Strike: February 25 15. Bloody Sunday: February 26 16. The Insurrection, February 27 Part IV: The Petrograd Soviet and the Duma Committee 17. The Formation of the Petrograd Soviet 18. The Formation of the Duma Committee 19. The First Steps of the Duma Committee 20. The Petrograd Soviet and the Masses 21. The ‘Transfer’ of Power Part V: The Abdication of Nicholas II 22. Nicholas II and the Revolution 23. The Duma Committee and the Monarchy 24. The Stavka and Counterrevolutionary Attempts 25. The Abdication of Nicholas II 26. The Duma Committee’s Delegates Part VI: The Formation of the Provisional Government and the Birth of Dual Power 27. The Formation of the Provisional Government 28. Grand Duke Mikhail Aleksandrovich’s Renunciation of the Throne 29. The Provisional Government, the State Duma, and the Birth of Dual Power 30. Conclusion Bibliography Index
