A victory for Germany would have avoided bolshevism in Russia and the Second World War. We don't know what would have replaced these calamities though.
The Western civilization committed a suicide in 1914. No matter who won in 1918, the social, spiritual and cultural collapse would have continued, perhaps along a slightly improved trajectory.
And now I am going to read the article....
No. Russia's monarchy would have suffered the same fate - defeat, actual or perceived, would have killed it off. The only winning move for Russia was not to play.
Those who organised the Black Hand movement to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand have a lot to answer for.
Regards, Ivan
"A victory for Germany would have avoided bolshevism in Russia and the Second World War"
--- Recall though that it was the Germans who shipped Lenin at al on a sealed train into Russia.