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The task which faced the government after the revolution was formidable. Russia was suffering severely from the effects of almost three years of war. Industry was deteriorating. New equipment was very difficult to acquire. The transport network, especially the railways, was not equal to the demands placed on it. Essential fuel supplies and raw materials were not reaching their destinations.
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McCauley, M. (1980). Russia Between Two Revolutions: Economic and Social Aspects of the Period February to October 1917. In: McCauley, M. (eds) The Russian Revolution and the Soviet State 1917–1921. Studies in Russia and East Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04362-0_3
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