HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Question
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They had no money
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They had no land
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Factory conditions were awful
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All of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Politically, most areas of Russian society had reason to be dissatisfied with the existing autocratic system. They had no representation in government, and the Tsar remained out of touch with the people’s problems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Economic hardship, food shortages and government corruption all contributed to disillusionment with Czar Nicholas II. During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule.
Detailed explanation-3: -The reforms in agricultural also disappointed the peasants. In some regions it took peasants nearly 20 years to obtain their land. Many were forced to pay more than the land was worth and others were given inadequate amounts for their needs.