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International Women's Day protests in Petrograd mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23 in the Julian calendar).
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Day to promote women's rights worldwide
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Federal city in Russia
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First of two 1917 revolutions in Russia
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Julian calendar
Calendar introduced by Julius Caesar
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