Capitalist Government established in Russia in 1905?

How likely is it for a party to overthrow the Russian Empire during the revolutions of 1905 and establish an efficient and stable capitalist presidential constitutional government, similar to the US, while gaining the support of the majority of Russian citizens?
 
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How likely is it for a party to overthrow the Russian Empire during the revolutions of 1905 and establish an efficient and stable capitalist presidential constitutional government, similar to the US, while gaining the support of the majority of Russian citizens?

About as likely as the Byzantine Empire retaking Anatolia with a POD in 1453.
 
The administrative framework in Russia was geared towards a centralized, autocratic government... Even if a democratic revolution does occur and succeeds in removing the Tsar's powers, I think it's going to be very difficult for Russia to avoid transitioning from an autocracy under a monarch into one under a "civilian" government simply because of the requirements of ruling the Russian state. That's not to say it's impossible though, it'll just require some lucky breaks and determined people.
 
Exactly. Russia's circumstances prevent it from being a clone of the United States; in fact as far as governmental types are concerned the US government is an anomalous outlier.
 
What do you mean by a capitalist government? If it is what I think it means, I think the Russians would prefer going Red.
 
How likely is it for a party to overthrow the Russian Empire during the revolutions of 1905 and establish an efficient and stable capitalist presidential constitutional government, similar to the US, while gaining the support of the majority of Russian citizens?
The Tsar isn't giving up power without a fight, and the reformers are not going to have an elected president under any circumstances. All of the anti-monarchists, from the Kadets to the Bolsheviks were favorable to some variant of parliamentary government.
 
How likely is it for a party to overthrow the Russian Empire during the revolutions of 1905 and establish an efficient and stable capitalist presidential constitutional government, similar to the US, while gaining the support of the majority of Russian citizens?

Not vary, as what you describe is far beyond any of the revolutionaries' objectives.
 
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