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what are the major causes of Russian revolution?
1. The Russian peasantry was in a miserable condition. Feudalism and Serfdom prevailed till 1861. Yet, the farmers could not get even two square meals a day. Their land holdings were very small and they had to pay heavy taxes.
2. The Russian as well as the foreign capitalist industrialists exploited the workers by taking 12-14 hours of work and paying very low wages to them. The workers had no right to form trade unions or seek reforms. They led a miserable life.
3. The Tsar Nicholas II was a despotic and autocratic ruler. He enjoyed unlimited powers and rights.
4. Karl Marx propagated 'Scientific Socialism'. He opposed capitalism which meant untold exploitation of common man.  
5. A demonstration by the women of the working class trying to buy bread, which was in shortage due to Russia's involvement in the First World War, started the Russian Revolution.
6. This was followed by a general strike of workers and soldiers. The revolutionaries in March 1917 captured St. Petersburg and the Tsar was removed from the power.


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