>>18134588 (OP)
>Did they deserve it?
Like, them as individuals personally? No. Did the "royalty" deserve it? I'd say yeah.
The prolonged serfdom/feudalism. Most of the population was under-fed, over-worked, and tired of their shenanigans. There were so many red flags and warning signs. Nicholas was legit retarded for starting WW1 and sending his country to the meat grinder. There was no way the Russian population was ever going to get over that, short of a miraculous quick victory. He should have taken a secret train out of there whenever it was obvious this wasn't going to be a quick war.