As the animals began to disobey the farmers' orders and make a lot of noise at night, the Russians began to stage strikes in the streets and organize protests. Nicholas, who was not in Petrograd at the time, received reports of a rebellion but did not take them seriously. Eventually Nicholas II was forced to recognize the signs of a revolution and sent troops in an attempt to control the crowds. Russia had many soldiers at the time, but most were not properly trained or were injured. The small number of soldiers they had were reluctant to approach the crowd, as there were so many women involved. After receiving orders to contain the rioting crowd by force, many troops began to mutiny. As a result, government authority in the capital collapsed. By March 1, everyone in Russia knew that Nicholas II was no longer the leader of Russia, except Nicholas II himself. This was made evident to him and officially to the Russian people when he abdicated on March 2, 1917. Although the animals had shown slight signs of rebellion, things get much worse for the farmer after he, drunk, forgets to feed the animals and of is overthrown and chased from the farm. Now both the Russians and the animals have successfully managed to get out of their detestables