Her crew joined the general mutiny of the Baltic Fleet on 16 March 1917, after the idle sailors received word of the February Revolution in Saint Petersburg. She was renamed "Grazhdanin" ( (meaning "Citizen")) on 13 April 1917 after the February Revolution. The ship took part in the Battle of Moon Sound in October 1917 off the coast of Estonia. During the climatic part of the battle, "Grazhdanin" engaged the German minesweepers on 17 October with little effect while the predreadnought engaged the German dreadnoughts and . The latter fired at "Grazhdanin" and hit her twice, killing one and wounding four crewmen, although neither hit caused significant damage. The German dreadnoughts outranged "Grazhdanin", and she was forced to abandon Moon Sound in the face of German pressure.