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Led by the Bolsheviks, 40,000 strike in Petrograd to commemorate Bloody Sunday.
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Due to the lack of food, the february revolution begins, ignited by International Women's Day. Female textile workers, many of them being wives to the factory workers, inititate a mass strike in Petrograd, despite the protests of their own union leadership. 128,000 workers take to the streets, throwing snowballs at the factories alerting their husbands. Their demands being an end to the World War and an increase in food.
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The amount of workers on strike was nearly doubled at 200,000. Their demands changed from wanting more food to wanting to overthrow the Government, the Tsar and for the war to end.
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Upon hearing of events in Petrograd, the Tsar orders the use of military force to break the strike. Troops fire on protestors causing tens of casualties but begin to mutiny later in the day. The Duma is prorogued.
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The Executive Committee of the Petrograd Soviet orders the arrest of Nicholas II.
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Lenin returns to Russia, where he soon dominates the Bolshevik party.
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The Provisional Government orders the arrest of Lenin, claiming he is a German spy, and that the Bolsheviks encouraged uprising against the Government.
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Bolshevik leaders debate launching a coup immediately, but delay until a Congress of Soviets has met and agreed. The Peter and Paul fortress garrison agrees to support the MRC(military revolutionary committee).The provisional goverment declares the MRC a criminal organisation and tries to arrest its leaders.
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Bolsheviks finally take control of Moscow and the Kremlin.
