Why did the 1917 Russian Revolution succeed when the 1905 Russian Revolution failed
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Why did the 1917 Revolution succeed when the 1905 Revolution failed?
When the first Russian Revolution broke out in 1905, through the revolutionary force of opponents from all aspects of the Russian society it looked like Tsar Nicholas reign was coming to a close.
Nicholas faced nine months of ongoing strikes, peasant revolts, mutinies in his armed forces and the organisation of many political groups, all demanding reforms. Even thought Tsar Nicholas did introduce new reforms to try and help the situation of his people his constant arrogance and autocratic leadership lead to the constant depletion of his popularity.
In 1907 Nicholas was able to re-establish his power with the financial help of France and with the return of his reliable, dedicated troops. Using is renewed strength of his army Nicholas was able to crush the revolts and publicly execute main leaders of the revolution. Although this worked into stopping the 1905 revolution it only put a lid on the peoples feeling and the chance of another revolution attempt were considered likely.
9 years later the Tsars harsh autocratic leadership and poor decision making had lost him, his authority and respect in the eyes of the working class citizens. They were no longer willing to bend for his needs or expectation.
1917 the tsar was considered the most hated man in all of Russia...