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Hunor_Deak t1_j2b1ryp wrote

And to add, the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05.

He was told that going to war against Japan was a bad idea as Russia wasn't ready. He couldn't deliver economic progress so he wanted to be a military leader. The war was serving as a distraction to the problems in Russia. Only for them to lose the war.

The failed revolution of 1905 was partially because of Russian loss to Japan.

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