▁While ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Revolution ▁was ▁ultimately ▁cr ushed , ▁and ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁Soviet ▁were ▁arrested , ▁this ▁laid ▁the ▁ground work ▁for ▁the ▁later ▁Pet ro grad ▁Soviet ▁and ▁other ▁revolution ary ▁movements ▁during ▁the ▁lead ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Revolution ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁D uma ▁( par liament ), ▁that ▁would ▁later ▁form ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁following ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁prompt ed ▁general ▁out c ry ▁directed ▁at ▁Ts ar ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁Roman ov ▁family . ▁While ▁the ▁nation ▁was ▁initially ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁national ism , ▁increasing ▁numbers ▁of ▁defe ats ▁and ▁poor ▁conditions ▁soon ▁f li pped ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁opinion . ▁The ▁Ts ar ▁attempted ▁to ▁rem edy ▁the ▁situation ▁by ▁taking ▁personal ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁This ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁extremely ▁dis adv antage ous ▁for ▁the ▁Ts ar , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁now ▁held ▁personally ▁responsible ▁for ▁Russia ' s ▁continu ing ▁defe ats ▁and ▁losses . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Ts arina ▁Alex andra , ▁left ▁to ▁rule ▁in ▁while ▁the ▁Ts ar ▁commanded ▁at ▁the ▁front , ▁was ▁German ▁born , ▁leading ▁to ▁susp icion ▁of ▁coll usion , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁ex ac erb ated ▁by ▁rum ors ▁rel ating ▁to ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁controvers