Second Kerensky Offensive

A disastrous attempt by the Russian Republic to retake lost central Poland, and... the reason for Revolution.

The Sitzkrieg ended in the East, when the Russian Republic decided to use its advantageous positions achieved during the first Kerensky Offensive for a flanking assault on central Poland. Which would allow it to later on attack either Prussia or Western Galicia... and then, Berlin. The preparations took a while, and the regrouping movements of the army of the Russian Republic didn't escape the Central Powers' attention.   The Stavka underestimated the Central Powers... and overestimated their own forces. The anti-war propaganda of the Bolsheviks had spread wide. The Russian Republic announcing that it was waging the war for the return to status quo cost soldiers a lot of motivation (at least those that still had it). What's more, the German army that it was going to meet in battle was different that the one during the first Kerensky Offensive. The Russian Republic severely underestimated the techmaturgic revolution in military. It lagged behind in that matter, unlike the Central Powers that jumped on the occasion.   What's more, the most painful and chaotic part of Franz Ferdinand reforms were already over. And while Austro-Hungarian army lacked the genuine war enthusiasm it showed in 1914, it almost reached the same level of morale and belief in victory.   The Second Kerensky Offensive was a prime example of a pre-Marne army facing one post-Marne (The Russians did accept some improvements, but it was negligible when compared to Central Powers). The effects, were terrific... and managed to easily persuade countries that still clung to old ways of waging war.   While The Russians managed to gain some ground due to their initial momentum, the casualties were astronomic and led to a complete collapse of morale in the Russian forces. The Central Powers used that, and began their counteroffensive immediately after the enemy lost the initiative. What followed was a pure military disaster. Within three months, Central Powers had killed three hundred thousand of their enemies, and took twice as many as prisoners.   The frontline collapsed, and while forces of the Republic managed to reorganize it, it wasn't before being pushed far back. A new provisional frontline was established on the line between Riga, Minsk, Kiev and Odessa.