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Why was the March 1917 revolution successful?

In 1917 the leaders of these Dumas had perhaps gained some further experience and were ready to set up an alternative government which greatly helped the revolution because it offered a system which could replace the Tsar's rule after the revolt. .
             One important fact which did not exist in 1905 was the Tsarina's relationship with Rasputin which, most of the Russian people regarded as an evil force working in their country. Therefore when the Tsar left for war leaving the Tsarina in charge she was naturally greatly influenced by Rasputin and the Russian people could see that. This meant that even those that were still loyal to the Tsar in 1917 would be dissatisfied in feeling that Rasputin was governing them instead of their rightful leader. This could perhaps make them feel doubtful about the reliability of their system.
             Most of these problems were problems which had already existed in 1905 but had been further developed in 1917. However what really caused the 1905 revolution to fail and the 1917 revolution to succeed was the fact that in 1905 the army had been fighting on the side of their ruler. In 1917 the tables had turned, mostly or perhaps entirely because of the soldiers" experiences in the war, all of which they blamed on the Tsar after his clumsy attempt to take control and assume some sort of leadership. The terrible things which they were forced to see and live through terrorized them to the point of making them mutiny and of course become much more in favour of a revolution rather than against it and in the end they are the ones that really make it happen.
             In 1905 when Russia was trying to fight Japan they were also somewhat massacre and instead of strengthening the Tsar's rule which had been the major point of the war, it actually weakened him. This generated many of the reasons for that revolution but at that time the Tsar could still send his loyal army to crush down the revolutionaries.


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