The February and October Revolutions

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This paper describes the causes of the February and October Revolutions of 1917 including: World War I , the social discontent of the Russian peasantry and poor government and leadership.

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"The February Revolution's causes can fall under the three main sections: World War I, peasant reaction to social conditions, and poor government and leadership. World War I was the most evident and serious of the causes. The beginning of World War I caused "a public surge of patriotic enthusiasm" (37), but alas this enthusiasm could not withstand the many consequences of the war. Firstly the "Russian Army suffered crushing defeats and loses"(37), which could only cause patriotic morale to dwindle the more they kept losing. These constant-crushing blows took a number of soldier's lives, which also meant a significant lose in the number of peasants because they made up a significant amount of the infantry, as a result of the implemented draft. This, to say the least, did not make the peasants and soldiers very pleased. The soldiers discontent was justified; they were not getting the equipment they needed, because most of the manpower was on the field and Russia was late to industrialize. This lack of equipment and technology cost the lives of many Russian troops. "

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