▁Nicholas ▁had ▁pr or og ued ▁the ▁D uma ▁that ▁morning , ▁leaving ▁it ▁with ▁no ▁legal ▁authority ▁to ▁act . ▁The ▁response ▁of ▁the ▁D uma , ▁ur ged ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁liberal ▁b loc , ▁was ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁Tem por ary ▁Committee ▁to ▁restore ▁law ▁and ▁order ; ▁mean while , ▁the ▁social ist ▁parties ▁established ▁the ▁Pet ro grad ▁Soviet ▁to ▁represent ▁workers ▁and ▁soldiers . ▁The ▁remaining ▁loyal ▁units ▁switched ▁alleg iance ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁Ts ar ▁directed ▁the ▁royal ▁train ▁back ▁towards ▁Pet ro grad , ▁which ▁was ▁stopped ▁on ▁, ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁revolution aries ▁at ▁Mal aya ▁V ish era . ▁When ▁the ▁Ts ar ▁finally ▁arrived ▁at ▁in ▁P sk ov , ▁the ▁Army ▁Chief ▁Nikol ai ▁R uz sky , ▁and ▁the ▁D uma ▁deput ies ▁Alexander ▁G uch kov ▁and ▁Vas ily ▁Sh ul gin ▁ ▁suggested ▁in ▁un ison ▁that ▁he ▁ab d icate ▁the ▁throne . ▁He ▁did ▁so ▁on ▁, ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁himself , ▁and ▁then , ▁having ▁taken ▁advice ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁his ▁son , ▁the ▁Ts are v ich . ▁Nicholas ▁nominated ▁his ▁brother , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Michael ▁Alexand rov ich , ▁to ▁succeed ▁him . ▁But ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁real ised ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁little ▁support ▁as ▁r uler , ▁so ▁he ▁decl ined ▁the ▁crown ▁on ▁, ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁take ▁it ▁only ▁if ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁cons ensus ▁of ▁dem ocr atic ▁action .