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The first world war was the most important cause of the russian revolution
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The first world war was the most important cause of the russian revolution
Reform
Religion
Russification
Repression
A Russian revolution already took place in 1905
World war 1 brought serious economic problems in Russia
Lack of workers/labour/skilled workers all at war.
1916 close to 600 factories had to be closed because of lack of workers.
farms- weeds began to grow
Transport
Russia largest country in the world ... depended on railroads to transport goods
Not enough trains for army and people
army given priority
Thousands of goods , butter,meat , grain rotted away as it couldnt be taken to the consumers
coal supplies to factories stopped.
power stations haltd ... lack of coal.
power failed
WW1 began in 1914
russian revolution 1917
2 early military defeats
Tannenburg
masurian lakes
Tsar Nicholas went to command the armed forces.
lived at army HQ and this was 500km from petrograd.
Tsarina in charge
Tsarina dependant on Rasputin
Rasputin and tsarina working together to destroy russia
16 months of her control they went through 4 primeministers, 5 min of interior, 4 min of agri, 3 min of war, 2 min foreign affairs
no consistency,
Weather conditions at start of 1917
-35 degrees, people were cold, hungry as grain sources and fuel dwindled.
boilers in trains froze and broke
Condtitions ripe for revolution
War brought germany on lenins side as he could help mess up russia political system.
Lenin control over bolsheviks
gov control and support dwindling
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