Explain How Ww1 Led To The Success Of The 1917 Revolution

The failed revolution of 1905 was perhaps the most obvious example to demonstrate that the revolution of 1917 was not caused by WWI, because the desire to rebel was fully entrenched in society. The disturbance was cause by real problems and concerns, exacerbated by revolutionaries, and was unsuccessful because the real problems of the agrarian and industrial sectors did not peak at the same time. Postcards commemorating the event, particularly Bloody Sunday, represented and expressed the revolutionary ideologies of contemporaries. While a drastic increase in revolutionary mentality may have been apparent from the increased productions of seditious material after 1905, this might be misconceived because loosened censorship after the October Manifesto. Bloody Sunday pegged Nicholas II as an oppressor and “revealed his total incomprehension of the forced of change

Each of the factors mentioned above were reason for the revolt that took place at the end of February in 1917, however, many of the factors were similar to the conditions and causes of the revolt in 1905 which raises the question: why was the revolution of 1917 successful? One reason is that WWI worked as a catalyst, which facilitated the success of the revolution by assisting each factor in aligning at the same time and place. WWI was not the only catalyst as the events of liberal and free conscience was the second key which shaped the success of this particular revolt. The police, distraught and overcome with grief and guilt for their actions the day before when they were ordered to fire on innocent, peaceful masses, turned their weapons over and joined forces with the rebel forces. This forced Nicholas to call to the front to send back patriot soldiers in order to help stabilize the home front, but it was too