Why Did the Revolutions of 1917 Happen?

The Russian Revolutions in 1917 was the culmination of a long history of social unrest and repression. From the reign of Peter the Great, the tsardom disintegrated into an autocratic bureaucracy that suppressed the people's rights and liberties and had no regard for the improvement of the average citizen's life. The cause of the Revolution, thus, can be examined through economic, social, political and militaristic aspects.
Economically, the Russian Revolution was caused by Russia's antiquated economic system and the Tsar's unwillingness to reform it. …