The book "The Empire Must Die: The Revolutionary Collapse of Russia, 1900-1917" examines the most important period in Russian history, which preceded the February Revolution of 1917. The author, Michael Khodes, examines the social, political and economic factors that caused the decline of the empire of the Tsarist Russian Empire. The book details the strained relations between different social strata in tsarist Russia, the complexity of the reforms carried out under the dictatorship, and the uprisings that finally led to the overthrow of the tsarist regime. "The Empire Must Die" offers the reader a deep dive into the history of Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, analyzing the events that threatened the existence of the mighty empire.