1. the Russian military was weak and outdated against the Germans; the Germans were better equipped strategically, and Czar Nicholas II took command of the army with no experience and was a terrible leader. However, because he was the Czar, he could do so. Defeat after defeat resulted in hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of lives lost to Russia.2) economic conditions in Russia were terrible. Food shortages, Wars cost money, and necessities were non-existent. Women were forced to plow fields by hand. The aristocrats did not suffer at all. They were living with relative ease in comfort.

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