Foreign Policy of a Nation, Kingdom or Empire Always Exists Inside a Domestic Political Context

Foreign policy of a nation, kingdom or empire always exists inside a domestic political context. As we know, russia entered a new and uncharted phase of domestic politics after the revolution of 19 o five. There was this thing called public opinion that had to be taken into acot there were boundaries to freedom of speech and opinion. An uncontrolled press was going to have to be tolerated in some form or another - no different than today.