The New Zemstva Union

New batch of middle ranking officers were promoted up from below to replace the tens of thousands of lieutenants and captains who had been blown to pieces back in august and september. These newly promoted officers not only had way more troops to keep in line than any one could have reasonably expected them to manage, but also their sympathies were entirely with the men and against the aristocratic officer class. And small spoiler alert, this new cohort of officers will be the leaders of the mutinies that will help overthrow the czar. Meanwhile, back on the home front, frustration mounted. Desertion sky rocketed. The official state ratus did not have a plan for how to meet