A combination of tsarist incompetence and popular dissatisfaction led to the events of February 1917, but in October it was rather Bolshevik revolutionaries armed with radical ideas that seized power. Discuss.
The underlying reasons for the Russian Revolution were rooted deep in Russia's history. For centuries, autocratic and repressive tsarist regimes ruled the country and most of the population lived under severe economic and social conditions. During the 19th century and early 20th century various movements aimed at overthrowing the oppressive government. …
