▁did ▁not ▁lie ▁in ▁any ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁har v ests , ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁significantly ▁alter ed ▁during ▁w art ime . ▁The ▁indirect ▁reason ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁government , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁war , ▁printed ▁millions ▁of ▁rub le ▁notes , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁infl ation ▁had ▁made ▁prices ▁increase ▁up ▁to ▁four ▁times ▁what ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Farm ers ▁were ▁consequ ently ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁higher ▁cost ▁of ▁living , ▁but ▁with ▁little ▁increase ▁in ▁income . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁they ▁t ended ▁to ▁ho ard ▁their ▁gra in ▁and ▁to ▁revert ▁to ▁subs istence ▁far ming . ▁Thus ▁the ▁cities ▁were ▁constantly ▁short ▁of ▁food . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁rising ▁prices ▁led ▁to ▁dem ands ▁for ▁higher ▁w ages ▁in ▁the ▁fact ories , ▁and ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁revolution ary ▁propag anda , ▁in ▁part ▁a ided ▁by ▁German ▁funds , ▁led ▁to ▁w ides p read ▁strik es . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁growing ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁government , ▁including ▁an ▁increased ▁participation ▁of ▁workers ▁in ▁revolution ary ▁parties . ▁ ▁Liberal ▁parties ▁too ▁had ▁an ▁increased ▁platform ▁to ▁voice ▁their ▁compla ints , ▁as ▁the ▁initial ▁fer vor ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Ts ar ist ▁government ▁creating ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁political ▁organizations . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁a ▁Central ▁War ▁Indust ries ▁Committee ▁was ▁established