Why Did the Tsar Abdicate in March 1917? The Tsar of Russia was known as the Little Father. He was an autocratic ruler of a vast country, which spanned across two continents, Europe and Asia. It had over 16 nationalities and very poor lines of communication; roads were mud tracks and there was only one railway line. All of this made it a very difficult country to rule. The Tsar was greatly respected by his people and …showed first 75 words of 1277 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1277 total…improvements in agriculture and industry were stopped. It caused the Tsar to leave the country under the control of (as the people saw it) a German spy who was hypnotised by a sex maniac. If there had been no war, then the peasants would have eventually got better conditions for themselves because of ongoing improvements. There were also important long term causes for his abdication, but the defeats in the war reminded people of these.