Women played a major part in the February uprising: “Who were the women behind the bread riots that sparked the Russian Revolution? On International Women’s Day in 1917, women textile workers left their factories and took to the streets in Petrograd to demand bread and peace. Their actions triggered food riots and a mass strike, ultimately leading to the fall of Tsar Nicholas and changing the course of history.”
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