What is February Revolution?
{{expert-subject|1=lacks basic details|date=December 2023}} {{no sources|date=June 2023}} [[File:ManifestaciónAFavorDeLaRepúblicaPetrogrado1917--russiainrevolut00jone.jpg|thumb|200px|Protests in [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] from March 1917]] The '''February Revolution''' of [[1917]] was a [[revolution]] that ended the [[monarchy]] in the [[Russian Empire]]. A [[provisional government]] replaced the [[Tsar]], [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]]. This was the beginning of the [[Russian Revolution]]. The February Revolution was caused by problems of [[World War I]]. These included [[economics|economic]] and other hardships. == History == === Industrialization and workers === [[Industrialization]] had already spread from Petrograd (now [[Saint Petersburg]]) and other cities. When Russia lost the Crimean War to [[England]] and [[France]] in 1856, it was obvious that Russia needed economic and social change to keep up with other countries. Large reforms followed, including the abolition of [[serfdom]] in 1861, judicial reform in 1864, and the establishment of national government groups, called [[Semstwos]], in 1864. This was designed to encourage industrial growth. Russia had an economic crisis during the [[Crimean War]]. The country did not have enough new weapons or new machines. After the war, the [[Tsar]], Russia's emperor, tried to change this. He increased Russia's ability to make things in factories. This cost the Russian people a lot of money. Most of the [[economy|economic]], [[social]], and cultural change was in cities. To get ready to develop more modern industry, new laws were made to increase the power of regional leaders. Cultural modernization included development of new styles in literature and art. A new [[intelligentsia|group of people who focused on art and literature]] sought further reforms. === Agriculture in Tsarist Russia === The Russian national economy was still mostly based on farming and most people were [[peasant]]s. Because the number of people grew faster than the ability to grow