ABSTRACT
The momentous effect of the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917 on subsequent history has led most writers to focus on the revolution in terms of the political twists and turns in Petrograd. The World War is generally seen as a backdrop to the main drama taking place in that cockpit of political activity. Therefore the war seems appropriate that adequate study should be made of the military decisions taken during the months following the overthrow of Nicholas II which culminated in Russia's last great effort in World War I: the June 1917 offensive. Before plunging into the discussion of these strategic considerations, a brief investigation of the process called 'democratization' of the army. For after the February revolution the Russian General Staff was faced with the prospect of working with an army that was considerably different from the army of pre-revolutionary days.
