What was the impact of First World War on Russian industries ?

 What was the impact of First World War on Russian industries ?

Ans.

The war had a severe impact on industry.

(i) Russia’s own industries were few in number and the country was cut off from other suppliers of industrial goods by German control of the Baltic Sea.

(ii) Industrial equipment disintegrated more rapidly in Russia.

(iii) By 1916, railway lines began to break down.

(iv) As able-bodied men were called up to the war, there were labour shortages. Small workshops producing essentials were shut down.