1917 Victory of the revolution in Petrograd

One hundred years ago, on March 13, 1917, the Provisional Committee of the State Duma announced that, in view of the termination of its activities by the government, it was taking power into its own hands. Chairman of the Duma Mikhail Rodzianko sent the following telegram to the Chief of Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, General Mikhail Alekseev, commanders of the fronts and fleets: "The Provisional Committee of Members of the State Duma informs Your Excellency that, in view of the removal from management of the entire composition of the former Council of Ministers, government power has now passed to the Provisional Committee of the State Duma".

The entire garrison of Petrograd went over to the side of the revolution. The remnants of the troops loyal to the emperor capitulated. In the struggle for power, the Provisional Committee of the Duma competed with the Provisional Executive Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, formed by members of the Working Group of the Central Military-Industrial Committee released from arrest.