Tsarism was a arch-conservative government that had problems in fitting itself into the modern world and coping with its changes. Russia was catching up with the European progress and its economy and society was still very primitive. For Tsar Nicholas to change that it would take time and require knowledge a strong leader has, however the Tsar certainly was not a brilliant leader, what would make things difficult for Monarchy to survive but chances could …
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…putting more power on the middle classes' hands in order to have them by his side) and if he had believed in people who could modernise Russia and help the country to improve for the Tsar's own benefits like Witte and Stolypin. Instead of reppressing the workers he could have improved, even if little, their working conditions and surely tensions between these social classes would not be risen and the 1917 revolution could even be avoided.