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Tsar's Misconceptions
- Tsar Nicholas faced crises due to his inability to comprehend the problems.
- His regime, filled with inept officials, blamed others for their failures.
Secrecy and Fury
- The government's secrecy about peace negotiations fueled public anger.
- Reservists continued to be called up even after the war's devastating loss.
The First Soviet
- The Battle of Tsushima coincided with the longest strike of the 1905 revolution in Ivanovo-Voznesensk.
- The striking workers formed a council, becoming the first soviet in Russian history.