The condition of Russian people, especially those of the working population like the farmers and the factory workers was very deplorable as compared to other European countries. It was mainly due to the autocratic government of the Tsar Nicholas II who antagonized these people day-by-day by his corrupt and oppressive policies.The condition of the factory workers was deplorable. They could not form any trade unions and political parties to express their grievance. Most industries were run by the private industrialists. They exploited the workers for their selfish ends. Many times these workers did not get even the minimum fixed wages. There was no limit of working ours as a result of which they had to work from 12 - 15 hours a day. Their conditions were so miserable that they had neither political rights nor any hope of gaining any reforms until the beginning of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Russia's new government took them out of World War I after their revolution.
The Revolution in Russia ended Russia's involvement
Russia had a revolution going on
Tsar Nicholas II was the leader of Russia before the February Revolution of 1917. Alexander Kerensky, the head of the Provisional Government instituted after the Tsar abdicated his throne, was the leader before the October or Bolshevik Revolution.
Revolution, perhaps.
Revolution was made before.
Tzars (Czars, Tsars) were the monarchs of Russia before the Russian Revolution in 1917.
Czar Nicholas II
Czar Nicholas II and his family
The February Revolution in which the Tsar of Russia was overthrown and a Provisional Government established in the Tsar's place occurred before the Bolshevik Revolution.
Before it was overthrown in 1917, Russia's government had been an unlimited monarchy for nearly two thousand years.
The Russian Revolution was carried out by Lenin in 1917. Stalin succeeded him in 1924. From this, we can infer that he made Russia an industrial power AFTER the revolution.
World War II
Czars
An unlimited government
After the revolution in Russia was not kings.
Russia was so poor because before the revolution there was not a lot of jobs out there until the revolution and people were changing there style