Would Russian Revolution. Would The Revolution Still Have Occurred If World War One Didn't?
The 1917 revolution in Russia was a true display of the people's anger. For years, the oppression that they suffered at the hands of the out-dated autocracy had left them with lots of energy to release, but with very little room to free it. The start of World War One was seen as a God-send for the Tsar, for it distracted the Russians from their incompetent ruler, and united them all against a common enemy: the Germans. However, Nicholas' relief was short lived, for his failure in being a good head-of-state was more than over shadowed by his gross lack of military skills. The Russians anger boiled over when news of devastating defeats reached the city, and Tsar Nicholas 11 eventually abdicated from the throne, ending the country's autocratic rule. World War One was instrumental in the revolution's success, but if the war had not occurred, would the Romanovs still be ruling today?First, let's see what facts would support this theory: Stolypin, who was Russia's Prime Minister during quite a volatile period, was keen on the idea of helping the people of his country, while still wanting to maintain the autocracy's rule. First off, he abolished the much hated redemption payments, which gave the emancipated serfs more freedom with th
The once formidable revolution parties, like the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks, had lost their steam. Powerful leaders like Lenin were in exile from Russia, and to add insult to injury, most of the popular support that they had enjoyed earlier in the century was gone, as was their money. All of the above factors support the theory that the revolution would not have occurred if World War One hadn't either. Stolypin's much touted land reforms didn't get as far as he had wanted. The peasant population was increasing at too fast a rate for his Kulak class to properly develop, and this rapidly increasing population wasn't producing enough food to feed itself. Even though farm productivity was up, it wasn't rising quick enough to cope with the enormous consumer base. Russians were starving again. To vent off their anger at his failed promises, Stolypin was assassinated by revolution activists, while attending a theatre performance. A good balance between revolutionary and autocratic ruler, he was a man who perhaps, if given more power to play with and a longer life span, may have halted to events of 1917. The major argument against this hypothesis was Nicholas 11, the man himself. He was an extreme
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