Russia was cut off from much of western Europe. They were still a land of boyars and serfs. The Mongol rule had cut Russia off from the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration. Geographic barriers also isolated Russia. Its only seaport was iced over most of the year. Finally, religious differences widened the gap between western Europe and Russia.
Russia was in a fall behind from the other countrys they didn't improved their lives and conditions so they had a first attempt making a revolution to over take Russia's leader Nicholas the ll failed in 1905 then came the communist party