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Was the size of Russia the main reason for making it difficult to rule?

Was size the most important reason in making the Russian Empire of Tsar Nicholas II so difficult to rule in the years before the outbreak of WWI?

The size of Russia was an important factor as to why Russia was so difficult to rule, but there were more further reasons that can be used to show the difficulty in ruling Russia in the years leading up to the outbreak of WWI.
Russia was an Autocracy. This meant that there was an automatic leader who was unelected, and only one person was in full control. Russia has been ruled like this for centuries. Being an Autocracy had its’ advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages were that there wouldn’t be any disagreement over who was supposed to rule, the people were used to the system and there would be no challengers from within. However, the disadvantages were that people couldn’t choose who they wanted to rule the country, there was more potential for a civil war due to no elections, and the autocrat would always be ...

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