The social, economic and political conditions that existed in Russia in the early 20th century were long-term factors that led to the abdication of the Tsar. Between 1861 and 1900, the plot size for peasants halved. It became increasingly harder for the peasants to grow enough food and support their families. Food was very short in the country and the cities and millions of male peasants/farmers were conscripted into the army, which meant that the crops being produced dramatically decreased. Russians living in the cities depended on the trains that brought food from the country. When these trains were used for the army and not for transporting food, millions of people starved because food was not reaching the cities. The prices of goods were rising continually but the workers' wages weren't. Factories closed, which led to unemployment and even greater poverty. Protests and strikes broke out all over the...