why did tsar autocracy collapsed in 1917
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The Tsarist collapsed in 1917 due to the following reason:
1. With in Russia a democratic groups had become more vigorous. The Czar however still regard as his secret duty to preserve absolute authority.
2. The Russian people wanted that war should come to an end. The Tzar had already mismanaged the war and he insisted on continuing to take part in it.
3. The peasants were extremely dissatisfied. They wanted that cultivable land should be given to that tiller's but the autocratic government did not pay any heed to their demands.
4. The working conditions of the workers were deplorable. There was a General demand that the industries should be controlled by the workers themselves. However the Tzars and the ruling classes favoured the industrialists and neglected the workers.
5. There was widespread discontent against the autocratic rule of Tzar. The royal family did not enjoy people respect because of the influence of Rasputin. The Russian autocracy was bound to collapse as it had no support from the people.