Members of the State Duma formed a committee to restore governmental authority as imperial institutions collapsed. The source date is 2/27/1917 Old Style.
Revolutionary forces detained leading members of the imperial administration while the Duma committee assumed governmental functions. The source date is 2/28/1917 Old Style.
The Petrograd Soviet accepted the authority of the emerging Provisional Government while retaining independent power among workers and soldiers. The source date is 3/1/1917 Old Style.
Under pressure from political and military leaders, Nicholas II renounced the throne, ending more than three centuries of Romanov rule. The source date is 3/2/1917 Old Style.
