Essay Database

Long and short-term causes that contributed to the 1917 Revolution By early 1917, the existing order in Russia was on the verge of collapse. The spark to the events that ended tsarist rule was ignited on the streets of Petrograd in March 1917. Driven by shortages of food and fuel, crowds of hungry citizens and striking workers began spontaneous rioting and demonstrations. The Rominov dynasty was to end after 304 years, bought down by the March 1917 revolution. There were …

…tting more and more out of control because the main trigger of the Russian 1917 revolution was the strikes and Nicholas's behaviour in War. I therefore consider this long-term cause of the First World War to be the main cause that contributed to all the others - without this main cause the Revolution may not have happened at all. That would have caused immense chaos and uproar because eventually the situation would have reached breaking point.