The Tsar first dismissed the initial two Dumas and then packed
the parliament with the conservatives. During the First World
War, the Tsar took decision without consulting the Duma. Large
scale casualties of Russian soldiers in the war further alienated
the people from the Tsar. Burning of crops and buildings by the
retreating Russian armies created huge shortage of food in
Russia. All of these led to the collapse of the Tsarist autocracy in
1917.
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