Russian Empire Of The Romanovs

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1917 was an extremely volatile year for Russia, during which two complete revolutions of government took place within the space of eight months, and a formerly staunch and inflexible hereditary empire of over two hundred years was completely dismantled. The Russian Empire of the Romanovs was one of the largest in the history of the world, and experienced the implementation of one of the most sophisticated systems of government and civil service, one of the fastest and most far-reaching expansions of national infrastructure, and one of the most feared military forces of the time. Yet by the time of the outbreak of the Russian revolution in February of 1917, the idea of uprising had seemed rather obvious to those both inside and outside of Russia’s