Explain the impact of the First World War on the Industries of Russia.

The war also had a severe impact on industry.
(i)Russia’s own industries were few in number and the country was cut off from other suppliers of industrial goods by German control of the Baltic Sea.
(ii)Industrial equipment disintegrated more rapidly in Russia than elsewhere in Europe. By 1916, railway lines began to break down.
(iii)Able-bodied men were called up to the war. As a result, there were labour shortages and small workshops producing essentials were shut down.
(iv)Large supplies of grain were sent to feed the army. For the people in the cities, bread and flour became scarce.
(v)By the winter of 1916, riots at bread shops were common.