Nicholas and Alexandra1971

General Alexiev:
Your Majesty, I have an urgent communique. A riot in Saint Petersburg!

Tsar Nicholas II:
Riot? This cannot be, we are at war! This must be some joke!

General Alexiev:
No joke, sire. Workers are on strike and people are raiding warehouses. The Army refuses to open fire on them.

Tsar Nicholas II:
Telegraph this to the Military Governor. All riots are to be stopped at once. Martial law is to be declared. The Duma is to be dissolved. I return to Saint Petersburg immediately.

General Alexiev:
I only hope there is someone in Saint Petersburg to read our orders.