Abdication of Czar Nicholas II

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Date March 15, 1917
Type World
Author hjwilson1975
Location Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Categories
Political & Governance

Event Details

Amid the February Revolution, Czar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne on March 15, 1917, ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.

A provisional government was established, but the power vacuum eventually allowed Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks to seize control in the October Revolution later that year.