Russian Revolution 1905 successful

Is there any way the 1905 Russian revolution could've been as far-reaching as the 2 Revolutions in 1917 ? IE could the Tsarist regime have been totally kicked out in 1905 in the aftermath of the defeat in the RJ War instead of waiting til 1917 ? The Bolsheviks probably wouldn't have been strong enough at that time, so what other political force could've been in their place ? What would've been the results ?
 

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Well, I think at most the revolution of 1905 (which was pretty succesful OTL) could create some kind of Constitutional Monarchy with the Czar completely dependant on a democratically elected duma.
 
Well, I think at most the revolution of 1905 (which was pretty succesful OTL) could create some kind of Constitutional Monarchy with the Czar completely dependant on a democratically elected duma.

Which probably means that there would be no October revolution because the people would be more or less happy with the way their country was governed.
 
Which probably means that there would be no October revolution because the people would be more or less happy with the way their country was governed.

Not at all, not unless a consitutional monarchical system was capable of introducing sweeping social reforms in order to buy off the desires of at least a significant section of the poor. It wasn't democratic failings that bothered people as much as massive social inequality. I don't think there would have been a social revolution straight away, but it would still have happened... Probably around the time of WWI, assuming Russia still entered it, if not maybe a bit later.
 
"February" (broad-based liberal-democratic revolution, Russia turns into republic and Constitutional Assembly is called) is possible in 1905, "October" (bolsheviks making next step and setting up radical dictatorship) is unlikely. Or, to say it more precisely, "October" is possible but there're very few chances of it's long-term success (that's why Bolsheviks probably wouldn't attempt it, Lenin was too smart and pounced only when he saw an opportunity).
 
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