Lecture by Dominic Lieven “The February Revolution in Russia”

Museum of London

 

Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 6:00PM – 7:00PM.
 

 

The February Revolution in Russia

Professor Dominic Lieven

 

 

To mark the anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the dilemmas of modern empire and monarchy will be discussed, firstly in general terms and then specifically in terms of Russia. What were the key challenges facing Nicholas II and why was he unable to meet them, both in the domestic and international contexts. The lecture will explain how the effects of Russia’s involvement in the First World War firstly undermined all support for the monarchy and led to its sudden collapse in February 1917, and subsequently allowed the Bolsheviks to overthrow the Provisional Government so easily eight months later.

 

 

Professor Dominic Lieven

Professor Lieven is a Research Professor at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of the British Academy and of Trinity College, Cambridge.

 

 

Read more at https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-february-revolution-in-russia