Question

What was life like for most Russians under the Russian empire? How might people's living conditions have contributed to the Russian Revolution?

Answer 1

1. Like most of subjects of the Russian Empire, the clergy lived a life that was rural, poor, and hard. There were two types of serfs, state and private, who constituted the bulk of the Russian Empire. Peasants practiced subsistence agriculture and most of them lived in village communes

2. Economically, widespread inflation and food shortages in Russia contributed to the revolution. Militarily, inadequate supplies, logistics, and weaponry led to heavy losses that the Russians suffered during World War I; this further weakened Russia's view of Nicholas II.