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Can Germany defeat Russia in 1915 sufficiently to have Russian revolution 6 months earlier ?

if German throw a kitchen sink on Russia in 1915 exp

1. get extra 8 divisions form western front.

Second Battle of Artois in may 1915 German inflicted 1 to 2 Casualties-ratio on western entente. entente attack in may 1915 where easily repulsed by German.

2. make major naval landing on Aland island and gulf Riga islands supported by all HSF capital ships in may 1915

3. make chemical attacks only in eastern front.

that can lead to German capture of Riga and Minsk in 1915.
Russian will launch massive attack on German to recapture Riga and Minsk in winter 1915-16.
German inflicted 1 to 5 Casualties-ratio on Russian attacks by example Lake Naroch Offensive. essentially turn Riga in eastern Verdun and bleed Russian army dry. so that Brusilov Offensive don"t happen

can that lead to Russian revolution in late 1916 instead of early 1917 ?
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