A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 8, 1917, protests against food ...

from the balcony of an upscale apartment in Petrograd (formerly St. Petersburg, Russia), a semi-nude woman stood blood-soaked and screamed for help into the streets below. The apartment belonged ...

according to the New Style), wrote that the situation in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) was critical: The capital was seized by popular revolt. Rodzianko beseeched Nicholas, who was supreme commander ...

1917: Protests against food rationing broke out in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), triggering eight days of rioting that resulted in the abdication of Tsar ...

Petrograd Telegraph Agency (PTA) On August 19, 1914, one day after Nicholas the Second ruled to rename St. Petersburg into Petrograd, SPTA changed its name accordingly and became the Petrograd ...

In 1917, when Russia was on the verge of revolution, 100,000 women marched down the streets of the Russian capital Petrograd, demanding bread, improved working conditions, and an end to the rule of ...

International Women’s Day is observed every year on March 8. A quiz on iconic women and their achievements ...

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