Jack of Harts

Another great consequence of the Great War of the early Twentieth Century was the fall of the Russian Empire.  Like most monarchies, the Czars of Russia had stumbled along with varying degrees of lustrous and lackluster performance for centuries.  The early Twentieth Century found them at a lackluster point, losing most of the navy and tens of thousands of Russian soldiers to Japan.  Broken and humbled, Russia was a prime target for revolution.