Question

Read this sentence from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell: After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there. What is the meaning of the word debacle in this sentence?

Answer 1

over throwing of held power in the hands of the currupt or unjust

Answer 2

The answer is war.When he says After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there.He's talking about the war Russia was in