Question

Describe the main event which led to February Revolution in Petroget

Answer 1

Weaknesses of Russia
1. the defeat of Russia in the hands of Japan in 1904 had been highly humiliating
2. huge population and the poor infrastructure made it difficult for the Government to carry on it administration effectively
3. the economy was still dependent on the age old farm economy
4. poor working conditions and poverty spread everywhere


5. autocratic rule of Tsar Nicholas II
------ First World War
1. The loss of Russia in the Battles ofTannenberg and Masurian Lakes was not only humiliating but it also caused the death of around 200,000

Answer 2

in winter of 1917 condition in the capital petroget were grim. there had been exceptional frost and heavy snow . this aggravated food problem . food storage were deeply felt in the workers quarter