Question
Why did the Tzarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
Solution
The Tzarist autocracy collapsed in 1917 for the following reasons:
(i)There was widespread discontent against the autocratic rule of Czar. The Royal family did not enjoy people's respect because of the influence of the Holy Devil.
(ii)Within Russia, democractic forces which had started raising their voice and became more and more vociferous. But the Czar still considered his sacred duty to preserve absolutism.
(i)There was widespread discontent against the autocratic rule of Czar. The Royal family did not enjoy people's respect because of the influence of the Holy Devil.
(ii)Within Russia, democractic forces which had started raising their voice and became more and more vociferous. But the Czar still considered his sacred duty to preserve absolutism.
(iii)The Russian people wanted the end of war and conclusion of peace. But the Czar, who had already mismanaged the war, still insisted to continue the war.
(iv)The peasants were the worst sufferers. They wanted that cultivable land should be given to the tillers, but the autocratic and corrupt government did not pay any heed to their demands. The working conditions of workers were deplorable.
(v)The people further wrapped an equal states to all the non-Russian nationalities. But Czar followd a Pan-Slavish policy.
