To what Extent Do You Agree that It Was Defeat in the War Which Was the Real Factor of the Russian Revolution?

The First World War broke out in 1914 as a result of assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the Austrian throne successor, in Sarajevo. Russia entered the war to defend Serbia and joined the Entente against the Central States. Russian army was backwarded and badly equipped so in clash with better equipped German armies she suffered many defeats. In this essay the author would like to show the impact of the First World War on the outbreak of the Russian Revolution and abdication of the Tsar.
As mentioned before the Russian Army was unable to achieve victory. …