Which of the four statements best describe the cause(s) of both of the Russian revolutions?

a) statements 1 and 3
b) statement 2 only
c) statements 4 and 1
d) statement 3 only

Statement 1: There was increased government support of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Statement 2: Sharp economic differences existed between social classes.
Statement 3: The government reduced its role in planning industrial production.
Statement 4: Unpopular programs were established to modernize, educate, and enlighten people

The First World War, which had entered Russia with a rather poor economic situation, was joined by a whole host of troubles, and this was not helped by the forced mobilization that dragged the workers and peasants who worked to the battlefield, leaving the fields and factories empty. Without a strong economy to back it up, Russia has been increasingly defeated, so now the dissatisfaction has been joined by soldiers, and numerous desertions have weakened the power of the Russian military.

Contrary to popular belief that the February Revolution and the October Revolution arose as a result of World War I, official documents of the Russian Empire give a second look at the facts: the political situation in Russia has been volatile since the beginning of the 20th century. After the suppression of the Russian Revolution in 1905, under the pressure of state repression, only a short-term calming of the situation began, which soon began to worsen for the ruling elite. During 1910, only 222 strikes were shaken by Russia, of which 8 were political. As early as 1913, the number of strikes was 2404 and 1034 of them were evaluated by the police as political, and in the first part of 1914 (until August) we had 3534 strikes, of which 2565 were political.