The Provisional Government that replaced the Tsar's dynastic rule, came to power promising to initate democracy in Russia.
The 80% peasantry or proletariat of Russia demanded better rights to own their land and with the serious food shortages, meant the new government was forced to deal with the same problems that the Tsar had previously failed to do.The greatest problem above all was still Russia's involvement in the first World War; millions were dying and the economic cost was crippling the country's resources.
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Russia's huge army also prevented the Germans from making any kind of breakthrough on its Eastern borders. The allies persisitence and economic backing persuaded the Provisional Government that Russia would for the time being remain in the war - the Bolsheviks were damning of this decision but sought to capitalise upon it.
