Question

Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917 ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer: The Tsarist autocracy collapsed in 1917 due to the following reasons— (a) Miserable Condition of the Workers (i) The industrial workers in Russia got very low wages. (ii) They had very long working hours, sometimes upto 15 hours.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Tsarist autocracy collapsed in 1917 due to the following reasons—

(a) Miserable Condition of the Workers

(i) The industrial workers in Russia got very low wages.

(ii) They had very long working hours, sometimes upto 15 hours.

b) Miserable Condition of Peasants

(i) Most of the peasants were landless and very poor.

(ii) They also had to do free labour for the landlords.

c) Russia's Defeat in the First World War

(i) Initially, the people rallied around Tsar Nicholas II;however Russian armies suffered defeats and a large number of soldiers were killed in the war. (ii) The Russian population wanted to withdraw from the war, but the Tsar was not willing to do so.This turned the Russian people against him and encouraged them to revolt.