Question

examine the impact of the second world war in the economy of soviet Russia 4 marks

Answer 1

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The war had a devastating effect on Russia, as its army faced heavy casualties, ​with over 7 million killed by 1917.

The Russian army,  as they retreated also destroyed crops and buildings to prevent them from the enemy, but it effected the local Russian population, as it led to displacement of over 3 million people in Russia.

The war also impacted Russian industry, the supply of industrial goods to Russia  from other countries was also impacted.

There was shortage of goods, equipments. Many small scale workshops were shut down.

As large supply of grains was sent to the Russian army, the country faced acute food shortages,  By the winter of 1916, riots at bread shops took place.

All this events made Tsarist regime highly unpopular.