I don’t find any mentions of the famine in 1916. The only famine that year was a local famine in Uzbekistan. It was inflicted by the Russians as a bloody response to the fight for independence.
It wasn’t a famine yet. In 1914, food was being shipped to the front line for the war. This created food insecurities for the people. Regular riots occured at markets due to scarcity and high prices. It wasn’t considered a famine because it was being forced on the people by Tsar Nicholas. It did eventually lead up to the famine in the 20s though. Turns out, if you send every farmer to war and all the food with them, you’ll start a famine.
I don’t find any mentions of the famine in 1916. The only famine that year was a local famine in Uzbekistan. It was inflicted by the Russians as a bloody response to the fight for independence.
It wasn’t a famine yet. In 1914, food was being shipped to the front line for the war. This created food insecurities for the people. Regular riots occured at markets due to scarcity and high prices. It wasn’t considered a famine because it was being forced on the people by Tsar Nicholas. It did eventually lead up to the famine in the 20s though. Turns out, if you send every farmer to war and all the food with them, you’ll start a famine.
Here’s a decent breakdown: https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/food_and_nutrition_russian_empire