The Russian Revolution, in the midst of World War I, was a major turning point in human societal ideology. It created the world’s first communist state, ushering in a new era of _______. Before the revolution, Russia was ruled by a czar imperialist system. The Romanovs were the last czar family of Russia, which ruled from the mid-16th century to the February Revolution of 1917. Additionally, Russia was involved in World War I alongside the Allies. However, Russia was not as industrially advanced as the other powers. Workers and soldiers were often poor and hungry, and their armies suffered consecutive battle defeats. People blamed the weakening czar leadership for Russia’s failures. The discontent populace spurred a revolution that overthrew the czar autocracy and later, the temporary Provisional Government.
Compared to the European powers in the early 1900s, Russia had fallen behind economically and politically. The czar still had full autocratic power, but the West was influencing Russia towards a constitutional monarchy. In addition, during the Great War, food was scarce and workers had low wages.
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Because it was a temporary government, it did not make any major changes. The Provisional Government wanted to continue fighting to identify with their allies, France and Great Britain. However, the war induced hunger, and the people wanted a stop.
In response to the February Revolution, the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies was established to represent the city’s workers. Soon, the Petrograd Soviet clearly had more power than the Provisional Government. On March 1 on the Julian calendar, the Soviet issued Order No.1, which forced the military to obey only the Soviet. The period between the February and the later Bolshevik-led October Revolution was called the period of Dual Government, where the Soviet and the Provisional Government ruled