▁near ▁future ▁of ▁ri ots ▁by ▁the ▁lower ▁classes ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁en rag ed ▁by ▁the ▁bur dens ▁of ▁daily ▁existence ." ▁ ▁Ts ar ▁Nicholas ▁was ▁bl amed ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁cr ises , ▁and ▁what ▁little ▁support ▁he ▁had ▁left ▁began ▁to ▁cr umble . ▁As ▁dis content ▁grew , ▁the ▁State ▁D uma ▁issued ▁a ▁warning ▁to ▁Nicholas ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁stating ▁that , ▁in ev it ably , ▁a ▁terrible ▁dis aster ▁would ▁g rip ▁the ▁country ▁unless ▁a ▁constitution al ▁form ▁of ▁government ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁place . ▁Nicholas ▁ignored ▁these ▁warnings ▁and ▁Russia ' s ▁Ts ar ist ▁regime ▁col lapsed ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁during ▁the ▁February ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁Ts ar ▁and ▁his ▁entire ▁family ▁were ▁executed . ▁ ▁February ▁Revolution ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁February , ▁Pet ro grad ▁workers ▁began ▁several ▁strik es ▁and ▁demonstr ations . ▁On ▁, ▁workers ▁at ▁P util ov , ▁Pet ro grad ' s ▁largest ▁industrial ▁plant , ▁announced ▁a ▁strike . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁meet ings ▁and ▁r al lies ▁were ▁held ▁for ▁International ▁Women ' s ▁Day , ▁which ▁gradually ▁turned ▁into ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁gather ings . ▁Dem on str ations ▁were ▁organ ised ▁to ▁demand ▁bread , ▁and ▁these ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁industrial ▁working ▁force ▁who ▁considered ▁them ▁a ▁reason ▁for ▁continu ing ▁the ▁strik es . ▁The