Steps Towards the Russian Revolution The quotation, "'I shall maintain the principle of autocracy just as firmly and unflinchingly as it was preserved by my unforgettable dead father.' (Nicholas II) In spite of the Czar's decrees and declarations, Russia, by the beginning of the 20th century, was overripe for revolution," is supported by political and socioeconomic conditions late monarchial Russia. Nicholas II was the Czar of Russia from 1896-1917, and his rule was the …showed first 75 words of 2017 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2017 total…pain returned with an infection. All of Russia knew something had to be done by 1917, and up until that point no one could decide upon what should take place. Russia had been torn apart politically by a weak Emperor, festering with indecision, and socio- economically with World War I, class wars, and the increasing state of industrialization's unrest and bread lines. It was a time for change, and in 1917, Russia was clearly "overripe" for revolution.