Question

why was the government and Tsar Nicholas discredited?

Answer 1

Workers' organizations called "the Soviets" were formed all

over Russia to conduct strikes . When the strikes gained

massive strength, the emperor was compelled to form a

legislative assembly called Duma. Ignoring the protest from

Duma, Nicholas II, the then Tsar decided to participate in

the First World War that started in 1914. A lot of Russian

soldiers were killed in this war. Food shortage became severe

by 1917. Thousands of women marched along the streets

of Petrograd on 8 March 1917 clamouring for bread. The

workers organized protest march in Petrograd. Though the

soldiers clashed with the demonstrators in the beginning,

later they joined the workers. It was the tragic experience

during the First World War that induced them to do so.

The workers captured Petrograd and Nicholas II was thrown out of

power.