Conference of the Entente Countries and the February Revolution

Abstract

The paper considers the Petrograd conference of the Entente countries held from January 16 to February 8, 1917. This diplomatic event the author analysed in the context of the February revolution. The author believes that the revolution was not a spontaneous reaction to the situation in Russia, but was prepared in advance, and the external factor played an essential role in this. Thus, the author shares the elitist sociological concept, according to which it is the elite, rather than the masses, is the main subject of historical development. Current world events related to the chain of the so-called “colour revolutions” gives the article the urgency, as the technology of the overthrow of the monarchy in Russia is similar to the methods that were used during the “colour revolutions” nowadays.