Nicholas’ abdication | Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
After the hardships of WWI, the people were hungry and poor, and the soldiers refused to carry out orders to shoot at their own citizens, so joined the revolt.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 5'02''
- Broadcast year: 2016
Curriculum Connection
- History | Russia, 1894-1945 | The revolutions of 1917 | The impact of the First World War, 1914-1917
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- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
- Episode: The Road to Revolution
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