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1. February Revolution

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   As news of the collapse in Petrograd reached the Tsar at his headquarters in Mogilev, military commanders recognized that the army could no longer be relied upon to restore order. General Alekseev advised the Tsar that the only path to maintaining the front and preventing further anarchy was immediate abdication.
   On March 2 (March 15, Gregorian), Nicholas II formally abdicated the throne first for himself and then for his heir, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich. He designated his brother, Grand Duke [Michael Alexandrov…