Russia in 1914: Autocracy, Empire and a Society Under Strain

The economic, political and social conditions in Russia in 1914. Russia's geographical and economic context (industrialisation and modernisation); Tsarist political structures and bureaucracy (the Okhrana, the Russian Orthodox Church, the empire and the Dumas); political challenges and rising opposition; the significant ideas of autocracy and communism; and Russia's social structure and the growing discontent between social groups.