Passage: Though there had been popular support for the war among the Russian public following the Japanese attack at Port Arthur in 1904, that popular support soon turned to discontent after suffering multiple defeats at the hands of the Japanese forces. For many Russians, the immediate shock of unexpected humiliation at the hands of Japan caused the conflict to be viewed as a metaphor for the shortcomings of the Romanov autocracy. Popular discontent in Russia after the war added more fuel to the already simmering Russian Revolution of 1905, an event Nicholas II had hoped to avoid entirely by taking intransigent negotiating stances prior to coming to the table. Twelve years later, that discontent boiled over into the February Revolution of 1917. In Poland, which Russia partitioned in the late 18th century, and where Russian rule already caused two major uprisings, the population was so restless that an army of 250,000-300,000—larger than the one facing the Japanese—had to be stationed to put down the unrest. Some political leaders of the Polish insurrection movement  sent emissaries to Japan to collaborate on sabotage and intelligence gathering within the Russian Empire and even plan a Japanese-aided uprising. In Russia, the defeat of 1905 led in the short term to a reform of the Russian military that allowed it to face Germany in World War I. However, the revolts at home following the war planted seeds that presaged the Russian Revolution of 1917. This was because Tsar Nicholas II issued the October Manifesto, which included only limited reforms such as the Duma and failed to address the societal problems of Russia at the time.
Before discontent of the Russian public set in due to the Japanese forces multiple failures, what event had actually rallied popular support for the war in the Russian public? How many revolutions did Russia suffer in the early 20th century? What did not address the societal problems of Russian? Which Russian army was smaller, the one that was sent to put down the unrest or the one that was facing the Japanese? Which army had the least soldiers, Russian or Japanese? Which revolution was the one that occurred before the February Revolution of 1917? how fid the russians feel after the loss to the japanese? the Japanese attack at Port Arthur was how many years before the Russian Revolution of 1905? what did Nicolas II want to avoid entirely? what did the political leaders of the Polish insurrection send to Japan? what was one reason that the emissaries sent to japan? what was the main issue with there being Russian rule with Poland? what was this seen as for the Romanov autocracy? with the defeat in 1905, what did this cause in the Russian military?