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A delayed and possibly constitutional Russian revolution

Gallipoli victory would not erase Russian unrest, but success and demobilization might shift revolution into the 1920s and toward constitutional change.

Question

Would defeating the Ottoman Empire prevent the Russian Revolution?

Short answer

No, but it might delay it until the 1920s and make a constitutional outcome more plausible.

Notes

The answer separates structural Russian political problems from the wartime crisis that made 1917 possible. A victorious, fed, and demobilized army would change the balance between the monarchy, moderate reformers, and revolutionaries. A later political confrontation might seek a constitutional monarchy, although Nicholas II could resist it. Gallipoli success changes the timing and balance of forces in this scenario rather than removing the social and political causes of unrest.