Question

The Imperial Russian Army came to be known as the 'Russian steamroller’. It was the largest armed force in the world. When this army shifted its loyalty and began supporting the revolutionaries, Tsarist power collapsed.

Which values can be reflected from this shift of loyalty? Mention four values.

Answer 1

Hint: From roughly 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Imperial Russian Army was the Russian Empire's land armed force. The Russian Army had over 900,000 regular soldiers and approximately 250,000 irregulars in the early 1850s.

Complete answer:
During World War I, the Russian army was regarded as one of the best in the world. The nickname "Russian Steamroller" was used in the early stages of World War I to represent Imperial Russia's military might. The Russian Army, sometimes known as the Red Army, was seen as a large and powerful army, but it did not perform well in the war against Japan.

Because of this performance, the Russian Army was dubbed the Russian Steamroller, and France and Britain were inspired to defeat Russia in its own country during the Crimean War.

Values that can be reflected from this shift of loyalty are:
- Patriotism: The Imperial Russian army performed a fantastic job by changing its allegiance to the revolutionaries. It demonstrated that the nation's well being was of paramount significance.
- National integration: The actions of the Russian army aided national integration.
Unity: The Russian soldiers had come together and began to support the revolutionaries as a group.
- Teamwork: Their action was based on collaboration.

Note: Tsarist autocracy, often known as Tsarism, is a type of autocracy (later absolute monarchy) exclusive to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which subsequently became the Russian Empire and the Tsardom of Russia. The Tsar controls (and distributes) all power and money in it.