Causes of Dictatorship in Russia :: Russian Russia History

Causes of Dictatorship in RussiaAround the 20th century, the end of the First World contend cleared the way for the formation of democratic regimes. Why they had not been successful, why the people didnt use the opportunity to establish a democratic political schema and why did the dictatorships appear, is still unclear, but it is a very discussible subject. The decisive role in these processes was the human being. It was the object of the cause, but on the other hand he was also the subject - executor of all the problems as well. The First World War was expected to be short, with a quick triumph on either side. On the contrary, the war caused a giant massacre to all the countries involved, and lasted for four years. Also against the expectations of political leaders and military commanders new techniques of fighting were used, as well as new weapons (for example the chloric gas, tanks and aircrafts). Due to all this, 13 gazillion people were killed, of which 2 million were German s, 1.75 million Russians, 1.5 million Frenchmen, 1 million British and 0.5 million Italians. But death was just one of the worst consequences of the First World War. Just military failures on the fronts, along with other problems directly affected innate politics in a great way. This horrible catastrophe also left most of the countries in huge debts, especially Germany, Austria, Hungary, Russia, and many others. This led to scantiness and chaos, and the people were suffering. That is why they started to revolt, but the political system was so exhausted after the war that it didnt do anything to solve this. The effects of the war sped up the changes. It is an moot fact, whether the war also had a liberating effect. If it did, it was greatly affected by the downfall of three empires, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Tsarist Russia and Keisers Germany. In Russia the tsar abdicated and was replaced by the Provisional Government, but it entirely took 8 months and Russia moved from autocra cy to communism. It is true that this downfall separated and freed different ethnic groups like Czechs and Slovaks, Serbs, etc. who had been a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, because these ethnic groups did get their autonomous states with democratic constitutions. Land was taken from the aristocrats and distributed to the peasants. The workmen got better conditions to work in, for example bigger salaries, less working time, social securities and so on.