Why Did Liberalism Exercise so Little Influence in Russia in the Period 1856 to 1956?

There are three main reasons why Liberalism did not take root in the period. Firstly the nature of Russia itself was unsuited to Liberalism's development. Secondly war often caused extremes that Liberal government wasn't capable of handling and lastly the personalities that ruled and had major influence in Russia chose an authoritarian route.
Due to the way Russia was and is to this day, to rule Russia efficiently seems to require authoritarian rather than liberal government.…