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Spark of Revolution? Railway Disorganisation, Freight Traffic and Tsarist Russia's War Effort, July 1914–March 1917

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To what extent was Tsarist Russia's collapse in 1917 caused by the wartime breakdown of railway transport? Focused on freight traffic, this article addresses one fundamental aspect of this critical question, namely the railway network's efficiency, and especially the allegations of widespread disorganisation. It seeks to identify the overall amount of ‘useful work’ achieved during 1913–1916: not simply the weight of goods loaded, but also the distances that these freights were carried. In these crucial terms, it argues, the railways actually worked far more intensively than in peacetime, implying that although the network did suffer major problems, railway disorganisation was not a spark of revolution.

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  • Anthony Heywood, 2013. "Spark of Revolution? Railway Disorganisation, Freight Traffic and Tsarist Russia's War Effort, July 1914–March 1917," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 65(4), pages 753-772.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:65:y:2013:i:4:p:753-772
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2013.767580
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