What Sparked the Russian Revolution? The Russian Revolution took place during difficult time in Russia. These troubles began before World War I and lasted up until 1930’s. Russia’s population was made up of mostly poor, starving peasants. A small working and middle class began to rise to help industrialize Russia. But a corrupt government made it difficult for Russia to advance. This added to the turmoil. World War I placed a serious hurt on …showed first 75 words of 567 total…

…showed last 75 words of 567 total…didn’t. However he produced mixed results. The Russian revolution did not bring much change to the society. And the few changes that did occur only affected a small majority of the people. The people soon found themselves back where they started. Poor, hungry and over worked. The only relief would come in the Bolshevik revolution. If not for World war I, Russia would not have been placed in such a predicament and political turmoil.