How does the british historian figes connect the weather of 1890-1891 to the decline of the russian empire in the 20th century?

a. the weather in 1890-1891 led to the great famine of 1891; the czarist government's reaction damaged the people's trust in and loyalty to the imperial monarchy.

b. the weather in 1890-1891 led to the great famine of 1891; the suppressed

news of this famine made people advocate for better education and free speech

c. the weather in 1890-1891 led to the great famine of 1891; the people superstitiously blamed the czar and his strange adviser, rasputin, for this

unfortunately event.

d. the weather in 1890-1891 led to the great famine of 1891; the lack of food in

turn affected the empire's economy and thus weakened the imperial state.