The February Revolution of 1917: the background and the nature of

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February revolution of 1917 is one of the most hackneyed themes in the national historiography.At the same time, it is impossible to say that it does not deserve such attention that it has received in the Soviet era and today.No matter how much said about her readiness, profitability of third parties and foreign financial injections, the February Revolution of 1917 had objective reasons and prerequisites to grow for many years.It is about them and about the character of the revolution will be discussed in this article.

reasons for 1917 revolution

This event was in fact not the first for the Russian Empire revolutionary upheavals.The obvious need for large-scale reorganization of social, political and economic system began to show even with the middle of the XIX century.Even the Crimean War of 1853-56 years has demonstrated Russia's backwardness in comparison with the leading states of the time - Britain and France.Certain measures were actually taken, but the large-scale reform of 1860 did not lead to sufficient results.Features of the law on the elimination of serfdom and the peasants were not allowed to take a deep breath, "catch-up" modernization of production and remained "catching up" to the beginning of the XX century.The new century Russia becomes a period of constant social ferment.In the country, one after another, and there are formed political parties of various kinds.Many of them are calling for the strongest possible action.The main urgent issues of that time was the need to democratize public life and alleviating the plight of the peasant class choking, the creation of labor laws and resolution of conflicts between the rapidly increasing working class and the capitalists.Neither the revolution of 1905-1907, nor the Stolypin reforms (primarily agrarian undertaken in an attempt to solve the main problem of social contradictions - peasant) to anything substantially failed.But beginning in 1914 the First World War further aggravated the situation in the country, bringing her to ruin and economic collapse.Although the events of 1905-1907 did not lead to the desired results, but they will serve as a preparatory stage for the progressive forces.Therefore, the events of 1917 were a kind continuation of the revolution of 1905-1907.As the last straw was the hardships of war, the revolution of 1917 began with the anti-war demonstrations, demanding an immediate make peace and, of course, solve the social problems mentioned above, reached its peak during this period.Among the causes of any revolution it is also important to always call the factors that had not occurred before, but which have enabled it to happen at some point.In our case it is necessary to allocate a sharp drop in the authority of the Romanov family.If even in the second half of the XIX century peasants believed in the "good king", simply not knowing about their troubles, and were ready to lay down his life for the "All-Russian priest," as epic Ivan Susanin, the spread of the bourgeois-democratic and socialist ideas in the beginningXX century undermined this blind obedience.

Results of the 1917 revolution

However, in February and did not bring solutions to all problems.Is rapidly developing events actually led to the downfall of the monarchical regime and the democratization of the political system.It was finally proclaimed the equality of civil and security of person.However, the country established an even greater instability.The result was a kind of revolution in Russia arose dual power - the Soviets of Soldiers 'and Workers' Deputies on the ground and in the center of the Provisional Government.Followed months of political and social stagnation raised the question of the need to continue reforms begun.That was the continuation of the October Revolution of 1917.