Which of the following best characterizes the significance of the events in Russia in the winter of 1917, as shown in the image? A.) They started a process that eventually led to a communist revolution

B.) They convinced Tsarist government leaders to take Russia out of the First World War by concluding a separate peace treaty.

C.) They led directly to the collapse of other land-based empires such as the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

D.) They led to the abolition of the Russian parliament (Duma) and the beginning of direct personal rule by Tsar Nicholas Il.