History 1404E Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Brusilov Offensive, Total War
23 Oct 2018
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Russia could not defeat germans better led, despite fewer numbers. Russian state was unable to meet demands of war national mobilization was beyond the state. Russian troops weren"t very well trained fell back on mass (greater numbers) & will and determination did not work, 100"s of thousands of russian soldiers" deaths. witch doctor thought to be the only one that could help son"s hemophilia. By end of 1916 people were fed up with tsar. Supply system broke down food no longer being produce cities were running out of food. All problems came to a head february of 1917 (febuary revolution) Protest didn"t die down, kept growing bigger 150-200, 000 in st. Mood had shifted from protest about economics to politics posters that said. 26 feb: soldiers refused government orders to fire on the crowds soldiers stopped obeying orders & turned on their officers & superiors. 27 feb: provisional committee and pertrograd soviet of workers" and soldiers deputies formed deputies formed.
