What were the key challenges facing Nicholas II and why was he unable to meet them, both in the domestic and international contexts? The dilemmas of modern empire and monarchy are discussed, firstly in general terms and then specifically in terms of Russia. The lecture explains 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 Lieven is a Research Professor at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of the British Academy and of Trinity College, Cambridge.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-february-revolution-in-russia

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