How does the british historian figes connect the weather of 1890-1891 to the decline of the russian empire in the 20th century?
a. the weather in 1890-1891 led to the great famine of 1891; the czarist government's reaction damaged the people's trust in and loyalty to the imperial monarchy.
b. the weather in 1890-1891 led to the great famine of 1891; the suppressed
news of this famine made people advocate for better education and free speech
c. the weather in 1890-1891 led to the great famine of 1891; the people superstitiously blamed the czar and his strange adviser, rasputin, for this
unfortunately event.
d. the weather in 1890-1891 led to the great famine of 1891; the lack of food in
turn affected the empire's economy and thus weakened the imperial state.