What did the suspension of the Duma indicate in the February Revolution?

Correct answer: Political crisis and government strictness

The suspension of the Duma indicated a deepening political crisis and the increasing rigidity of the Tsarist government. Instead of using the representative assembly to respond to public anger, the government attempted to silence it while demonstrations and strikes were spreading. Option A is correct because this action revealed the regime’s unwillingness to compromise and its dependence on authoritarian measures. It did not mean that peasants had achieved a complete victory, that the First World War had ended, or that the Soviets had collapsed. In fact, the suspension made the government appear weaker and more isolated, while the cooperation of workers and soldiers further undermined tsarist authority and accelerated the fall of the monarchy.