This question focuses on how successful the political policies in Russia were between the revolutions of 1905 and 1917. In regards to this question, we can take the word successful to mean whether or not the government's policies led to Russia achieving and maintaining stability and if the government policies led to the revolution of 1917. There were many policies pursued by the government and factors affecting the stability of Russia between 1906 and 1916. The ones, which are relevant to the question, are the 4 Dumas, Stolypins Reforms, the autocratic and repressiveness of the regime, the lack of industrialisation and the affects of World War One.

After the 1905 revolution, the Tsar was forced to make concessions one he realised his people were not content. On October 30th 1905, Nicholas dispatched the historical October Manifesto which provided for a constitution under which civil liberties were granted and an elected state institution called the duma was...