How revolution gripped Russia in 1917

Name: How revolution gripped Russia in 1917
Uploaded: 2017-03-08T05:44:01.000Z
Duration: 2 min 8 s
Description: An upheaval began in Russia 100 years ago, which turned into the Bolshevik Revolution.

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War, hunger and mass protests toppled Russia's tsar in 1917 - but the revolution continued.

BBC News looks at that upheaval, which enabled Soviet revolutionaries to seize power.

Video produced by Abdujalil Abdurasulov; drawings by Sofiya Voznaya.

Europe

8 March 2017