" For it was seen that civil war would perhaps ruin the
revolution, and in any case would eliminate Russia as a factor in the war,
and the constructive leaders constantly emphasized that on the successful
outcome of the war depended also the success of the revolution. But the
efforts of the more constructive and moderate groups failed. This
very short outline of the attempts to solve the problems with which
revolutionary Russia was confronted by applying the principle of coalition
gives an interpretation of the recent events in Russia from another angle.
In any case one has tried to point out the forces in conflict during these
last months, perhaps suggesting one of many possible issues from the
present chaos.
THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
BY FRANK ALFRED GOLDER
The intelligent public that has been watching the erratic courses which the
Russian ship of state has been sailing during the last few years suspected
that something was wrong with it, but not until after the March revolution
did it become fully known what incompetent and irresponsible officers were
in command. It was then learned that a great part of the time the Emperor
was either drunk or doped, that the Empress was hysterical and on the verge
of a mental breakdown, and that they were assisted by senile Sturmer,
mentally unbalanced Protopopov, and profligate Rasputin, none of whom could
read a compass nor lay out a course and steered the ship as they willed.
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