Prior to this event, one man gave a speech asking if the government's failures were the result of "stupidity or treason."
Prior to this event, one man gave a speech asking if the government's failures were the result of "stupidity or treason." After one phase, the Women's Battalion of Death was formed. Journalist John Reed wrote the book Ten Days That Shook the World about this event, which culminated in the cruiser Aurora beginning an assault on a former palace. The eventual government that was created signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk to end war with Germany. In this event's "February" phase, a provisional government was formed, but in October, Alexander Kerensky's government was toppled and the new government executed the Romanov family. For 10 points, name this 1917 event in which Nicholas II abdicated, eventually leading to a Bolshevik government under Lenin.
Prior to this event, one man gave a speech asking if the government's failures were the result of "stupidity or treason."
Russian Revolution of 1917 [accept February Revolution or October Revolution until mentioned, accept Revolution of 1917 until mentioned, accept overthrow of Nicholas II until mentioned, accept logical synonyms for "revolution"]