doing very well as a member of the Allied forces. They could not compete because the nation was not as industrialized, nor did they have the leadership, as Germany did. The military was badly trained, malnourished, and heavily lacked enough arms to be successful in war. More Russian casualties were suffered than that of any other country fighting. Up until the reign of Nicolas II, for centuries, the Russian form of government was strict and harsh. The nation lived in fear of the government and obeyed their demands. However, when Nicolas inherited the Russian throne, the country began to fall apart. Nicolas took direct control of his army in 1915 and left the country for his wife, Alexandra, to rule. Nicola
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