What was the primary cause of the Russian Revolution in 1917?

Answer 1

Defeat in Russo-Japanese War (1904 - 1905) provoked the First Russian Revolution in 1905. Thereafter Tsarist's disordered foreign policy played significant role in starting World War I ("Great War"). In the very first days of war one Russian army was near utterly destroyed in East Prussia ("Tannenberg"), the other, commanded by general Rennenkampf, sustained heavy losses and beat a hasty retreat. The second of war's years - 1915 - was especially disastrous despite some successes in battles against Austria. To the end of 1916 situation stabilized but still human losses were heavy and economics was in visible disarray. In the beginning of 1917 there was some premature hope that Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria were at the end of their tether and final victory was at hand. In the same time leaders of Russian Parlement - "State Duma" - began to harbor seriouos suspicion that Tsar Nicolaus if victorious would try to suppress civil liberties and to abolish constitutional order. Another factor to be reckoned with was general public dissatisfaction with many hardships caused by war and governmental ineptitude. In minds of many false optimism was mingled with feelings of frustration, instability and nervousness. During such time there is always a danger that some event might trigger a whole series of unforeseen consequences. That was the case with incident at Putilov's armament works: summary dimissall of some trade union prominents led to a strike; strike led to demonstrations, disturbances and street violence, police forces were overextended and, to crown it all, some army formations refused to shoot at the demonstrators and started murdering their commanding officers. Maybe some strong-arm and determined action speedily executed by Tsar would have a chance to reverse the situation in his favor, but Tsar Nicolaus did not fit in a mould of a Machiavellian Prince, he was idealistic, rather more obstinate than persistent (his wife, Tsarin Alexandra, German by birth, was much more self-willed), tired and badly misinformed (he draws a lot of historical parallel - from Louis Seize to Shah of Iran). He yielded up to some not very strong pressure from Duma and abdicated. February Russian Revolution became a fact. As for the second, so-called October revolutuion, it was a coup d'etat executed by so-called Bolshevik's party under general leadership of Lenin. It owned its spectacular and tragic success to variety of factors, the main being inability of Provisory Government to put an end to war, to deliver a sustaineble land reform and its indecisiveness in the battle for power.

Answer 2

Military defeat in WW1 and poor leadership of the people by the Generals & the Royal Family, in many cases the same. Poverty proves a fertile ground for civil unrest. There ensued a power struggle & a civil war: Communist Government, or what the world saw as Communist government came into being. WW1 & WW2 would have profound effects on Russia & the world, perhaps more so than any other country.

Answer 3

After Russia was defeated in the Japanese war, it was unprepared both military and technologically for the total war of WW1. It had no competent military leaders. Czar Nicholas II insisted on taking charge of the armed forces despite his lack of training. As the leadership at the top stumbled its way through a series of military and economic disasters, the Russian people grew more and more upset with the Czarist regime. The March Revolution emerged and the Russian Revolution began,.

Answer 4

Cause was bad life ordinary people that was majority in Russian was facing, due to Russian being involved in WW1 that was causing only troubles and second cause Tsarevitch Aleksei son of Nikolai the II was ill of hemophilia a blood illness that he got from his grandmother Queen Victoria of Great Britain , so Russian people was afraid that Tsarevitch is going to be too weak to become Tsar, and that they only will suffer under Romanovs rule....Now from end of XIX and at beginning of XX century in Russia was strong tide of communist and worker parties because of many people being workers...So communist used the situation of problems in society to come to power...

Answer 5

An economic collapse that created resentment toward the czarist system.

Answer 6

D