The Causes of the Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution in 1905 was important in Russian History. The Economic problems, the Russo-Japanese war, and problems with the Czar Nicholas II were the major causes of the Russian Revolution. After the Russo-Japanese War ended, economic problems in Russia started to kick in. The Russian armies suffered a number of defeats in the battlefields because they were poorly trained, badly-armed, and ill-equipped. The food supply decreased and the soldiers went hungry and did not have …

…establish constitutional monarchy with universal, direct and secret suffrage. The groups among the national minorities wanted local autonomy. Moreover, in the countryside there were increasing peasant outbreaks due to increasing land shortage and famine scares. With all these groups contradicting each other a Revolution was bound to take place in Russia against the Czar. Russia was going through many hard times during the Russian Revolution. Many of the Russian people died from battles and famine.