Why was there a threat to the Tsar’s Russia in 1917?
In February 1917, Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown by a revolution. This ended the 400 year rule of the Romanov dynasty. Throughout the winter of 1916-1917, the Tsar’s rule had been increasingly under threat. This was because of mass discontent in Russia: the peasants and town workers were angry at their working and living conditions, and there were growing political challenges from the Bolsheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries. Finally, the terrible impacts of the First World War led to Tsar Nicholas’ fall.