The Russians lost some important battles, including the Battle of Tannenberg. Eventually, Nicholas II took control of the army, which made him fully accountable for all military actions. These factors helped lead to the Russian Revolution in 1917.
Due to poverty and the urge for Russian men to be in front lines of war. No steps were taken ahead of time and so most men were either frozen to death or died in a battle. The only sounds from the home towns that the family members men went to fight was hearing their own men’s crying and dying from war
