Question

describe any three events leading to the February revolution of 1917 Russia

Answer 1

the defeat of Russia in the hands of Japan in 1904 had been highly humiliating
huge population and the poor infrastructure made it difficult for the Government to carry on it administration effectively
the economy was still dependent on the age old farm economy
poor working conditions and poverty spread everywhere
autocratic rule of Tsar Nicholas II
First World War
The loss of Russia in the Battles of Tannenberg and Masurian Lakes was not only humiliating but it also caused the death of around 200,000 men
People now lost all faith in the Government and in the army
Most soldiers were actually farmers. There withdrawal from the farms caused acute food shortages in the country
The autocratic Rule of the Tsar
Both the Tsar and the Tsarina were unable to drive the country out of the crisis and thus the country seemed to lose all hopes in the Government