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Abdication of Nicholas II (1917)

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2/15 Mar 1917 — Halted in his own train and abandoned by his generals, Nicholas II signs away the throne for himself and his son. The Romanov autocracy ends in a railway carriage.

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Turning point
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February Revolution (chapter 4 of Russian Revolution)
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The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
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Map showing Abdication of Nicholas II (1917), turning point in The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
TURNING POINT · THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, 1855–1924

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