CHAOS IN PETROGRAD. Content Warning.
Petrograd, February 1917, was a city on the brink. A bitter chill gnawed at the streets, yet an electric tension simmered beneath the frost. Alsa Ivanov, a housewife, felt this unease acutely as she drew her shawl tighter around her shoulders. The Ivanov household was modest, but warm, in stark contrast to the frigid air outside. Her husband, John Ivanov, was a factory worker, often working long hours under grueling conditions. They had three children: Nikolai, the eldest at sixteen; Maria, a bright-eyed twelve-year-old; and little Pavel, just six, who was the heartbeat of their home.
