February 1917 in Petrograd and Moscow (1917)

Text of an announcement about the dismissal of workers from one of the factories in February 1917. Workers gather for rallies, march along the streets of Petrograd.

A tram passes, leaflets fly out of the windows.

Residents of Petrograd gather for rallies near the Anichkov Bridge and on Voznesenskaya Square.

Columns of demonstrators move along the streets of Petrograd in late February 1917. Distribution of newspapers and leaflets.

Types of rallies and demonstrations under the slogans of convening the Constituent Assembly and demanding women's rights.

Text of the order of the commander of the troops of the Petrograd Military District, General Khabalov.

Revolutionary soldiers of one of the regiments of the Petrograd garrison in formation with a red banner.

Faces of triumphant participants in the rallies.

A soldier knocks the symbols of autocracy off the facade of a building with the butt of his rifle.

Demonstrations on the streets of Petrograd in late February-early March 1917. Text of the RSDLP appeal to the citizens of Russia.

Removal of the Suppliers to the Court of His Imperial Majesty sign from the façade of the building.

Cars with revolutionary soldiers drive through the streets of the city.

Soldiers with rifles stand on an armored car and fire a rifle salute into the air.

Panorama of the courthouse after the burning of the archives.

Soldiers' demonstrations on the streets of revolutionary Petrograd.

Panorama of the hall of the Tauride Palace during a session of the State Duma (above).

Rally at the entrance to the Tauride Palace.

Faces of soldiers participating in the rally.

Purishkevich V.M. delivers a speech to soldiers gathered at the entrance to the Tauride Palace.

Text of the statement of the State Duma Committee.

Faces of the members of the State Duma Committee.

Prince Lvov G.E. among the deputies of the State Duma.

Milyukov P.N. among the participants of the rally.

Kerensky A.F. surrounded by his admirers.

A meeting of the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies.

A soldiers' demonstration in support of the Petrograd Soviet.

Breaking down prison bars.

Released political prisoners leave prison.

A panorama and view of a rally in honor of the release of prisoners.

Participants in a soldiers' rally wave their hats; among the soldiers is a boy in military uniform.

The texts of Lenin's "Letters from Afar" published in the newspaper.

Lenin's portrait.

Rallies on the streets of Moscow in late February-early March 1917, leaflet distribution.

Soldiers and officers of the Moscow garrison read leaflets.

The text of one of the leaflets of the Central Committee of the RSDLP. Views of demonstrations on the streets and squares of Moscow under the slogans of the proclamation of a republic.

A cavalry unit on horseback takes part in a soldiers' demonstration.

Faces of rally participants.

Dwarfs from Durov's Circus in Protopopov and Rasputin costumes at a demonstration.

Artists from Durov's troupe at a demonstration in Moscow, an elephant with a banner.

Arrested police officials and detectives are escorted by revolutionary soldiers.

Faces of those arrested.

One of the arrested men stands by the guard's car.

Distribution of food.

Students who have signed up for the police, with rifles at the gates of the Prechistensky precinct.

Student policemen take turns at their posts.

The wall of Butyrka prison.

A revolutionary guard at the prison gates.

Demonstrations on the streets and squares of Moscow.

Participants in soldiers' rallies on the front line and in the frontline zone welcome the news of the tsar's abdication.

View of part of Petrograd.

The funeral procession moves to the Field of Mars on the day of the funeral of the victims of the February Revolution, March 23, 1917 (above).

Coffins are carried to the burial site.

A banner with a mourning slogan.

One of the coffins is lowered into the grave.

Coffins in a mass grave (panorama).

View of the funeral demonstration (from above).

Soldiers of one of the regiments in the frontline zone near the headquarters building.

Arrival and greeting of the Entente representatives.

Commander of the Petrograd garrison troops, General Kornilov L.G., riding a horse on Palace Square during the May Day parade.

Troops of the Petrograd garrison and cadets of military schools march along Palace Square during the military May Day parade.

General Alekseev M.V. among the military.

Cavalry marches along Palace Square.

One of the senior officers, sitting on horseback, greets the troops during the parade on Red Square in March 1917. Standard-bearers of one of the regiments in parade formation on Red Square.

Foreign military attachés on Red Square.

Officers march in parade formation along Red Square, view of Red Square during the parade.

A rally on one of Moscow's squares in March 1917 (top).

An armed Red Guard on one of Petrograd's streets.

Rodzianko M.V. among members of the State Duma Committee during a rally.

Participants in a student demonstration (panorama).

Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies Chkheidze N.S. among soldiers and officers during a rally in April 1917. Faces of Petrograd Soviet deputies (panorama), including I.G. Tsereteli.

Policemen with armbands on one of Petrograd's streets, a tram with passengers hanging on the steps passes by, cars and pedestrians walk by.