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*Not to be confused with the [February
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Uprising](February_Uprising_\(Austria\) "wikilink") in 1934 in Austria.*
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The **February Revolution** (which actually occurred in March) was one
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of the [two revolutions](October_Revolution_\(Russia\) "wikilink") that
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happened in [Russia](Russia "wikilink") in
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[1917.](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Northern_Asia "wikilink")
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Food riots, factory strikes and mutinies in the army led to the end of
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the imperial monarchy in Russia and the formation of a new progressive
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republic and the rise of soviets. 1,443 people were killed during the
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revolution in gunfights with [police](police "wikilink") across
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Petrograd. |