The Fall of the Czarist Regime in 1917

The Fall of the Czarist Regime in 1917

Long-Term Causes:

Source A, the Russian wedding cake was quite a big cause. Russian

society was being held up by the peasants and workers. If it weren't

for the peasants, the Czarist regime would have fallen a long time

before it did. Society was fine until the peasants rioted and revolted

in 1917 and then the whole country collapsed. This contributed to the

Czar's fall in 1917 because he was not helping the peasants and

looking after them so eventually the peasants infuriated and stopped

working for Russia.

Source C was quite an important source as well because Nicholas II did

not seek the power of ruling such a large country. He served the

country the best he could and to the best of his ability. Because he

had not sought power, he was not very good at exercising it. 'He was

very kind, sensitive, generous… [The situation] would probably have

destroyed any man who sat on the throne.' This helped towards his fall

because he was not strong enough and did not know exactly what was

going on in the whole of Russia.

Source D says the opposite. It says that Czar Nicholas II was wholly

out of touch with his people. 'He heard of the blood and tears of the

thousands upon thousands only through governmental documents, in which

they were represented as 'measures' taken by the authorities 'in the

interests of the safety and peace of the state. Such reports did not

convey him to the pain and suffering of the victims.'

It also mentions that the Czar did was not interested in ruling a

country. 'He did not care for anything except his wife, his son and

his four daughters.' This was true, he wasn't really interested in

politics because he did not look for power he was not very good in

controlling it. The source also says that he wanted to be a free man,

he'd much rather spend time with his family: 'How I am glad that I