Why did Russia Completely Collapse in WW1?

The Russian Empire was a European Great Power in 1914. By 1917 it had ceased to exist. War and revolution both did their bits to tear apart the vast dominion of the Tsars but Russia was on unstable footing even before the outbreak of World War One. So, why was Russia so far behind its European peers? Why could the Russians hardly field an industrial army? And why was Tsarism so ineffective? Find out how WW1 resulted in Russia's collapse in this history video. Subscribe for more history: https://www.youtube.com/c/LookBackHis... More Videos: How Did the Russian Empire Actually Work?:    • How Did the Russian Empire Actually Work?   How Did the Soviet Union Actually Work?:    • How Did the Soviet Union Actually Work?   Why Was Danzig Made a Free City?:    • Why Was Danzig Made a Free City? | Germany...   Why Did Bavaria Join the German Empire?:    • Why Did Bavaria Agree to Join the German E...   What Broke the United Netherlands?:    • What Broke the United Netherlands? | The B...   Sources Consulted: Miller, Stuart T. Mastering Modern European History. London: Macmillan Education LTD, 1990. O’ Neil, Patrick H et al. Cases in Comparative Politics: Sixth Edition. "Russia". New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018. Pipes, Richard. The Three Whys of the Russian Revolution. London: Pimlico, 1998. Smith, S.A. Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928. London: Oxford University Press, 2017.