Why was the gathering of workers and soldiers in the Duma building important?

Correct answer: It began the process of forming the Petrograd Soviet

The direct answer is A: the gathering began the process of forming the Petrograd Soviet. During the February Revolution, workers and soldiers needed an organised body to represent their demands and coordinate action. Their gathering in the Duma building helped create a council, or soviet, of workers’ and soldiers’ deputies. This institution became an important centre of revolutionary authority in Petrograd. Option A is correct because it connects the place with the formation process. Option B is absurd and unrelated: the gathering did not concern the Tsar’s marriage. Option C is wrong because the war had already begun and this meeting did not start it. Option D is wrong because the gathering created a political council, not a police headquarters. Memory cue: Duma building, workers and soldiers, Petrograd Soviet.