As with the peasants, the number of the urban working class strikes gradually increased, this was because Trade Unions had been shut down and the urban working class saw revolution as the only way out. As the became more revolutionary the became more educated and low wages, long hours and the fact they could not voice their opinions about their grievances made them seethe with discontent. The dissatisfaction of the urban working class was definitely an instability however the power of the strikes were weak and the Tsar, who still had military support was able to crush them with little difficulty.
The 1905 uprising relied on the support of the educated, liberal middle-classes in 1914 the liberal was losing support in the Duma therefore the chance of unrest, rapidly, was minimal. That is not to say there was not dissent; middle-class were unorganised and refused to join with other parties. They were suffering under an asinine government and they took every opportunity to criticise it. The middle-classes were extremely unstable at this point in Russia but they were not ready for revolution.
The stability of the government was erratic. It had a very narrow support base this was mainly due to that fact that it was willing to use extreme force and it sent out very anti-Semitic messages, which made it unpopular. Also it had no strong, popular leadership. Stopin was a good prime minister however he made enemies easily and no-one listen to him. After him there was a succession of futile ministers and they achieved nothing. Despite this Russia was doing well industrially. Government revenue exceeded expenses and this meant that they were making a profit and was therefore it was less dependant on other countries.
The Tsar was key to the stability of Russia, he made all the decisions and any decisions that were made would have a dramatic impact. The people despised the Tsar and were looking for an alternative regime. They had no faith in him and he had no connection with the people. He had a minute support base, social change had happened and there was less nobility and gentry to offer support him. His ties with the Tsarina and Rasputin were made him unpopular and any major problems would reveal a nest of animosity. The one positive aspect was the Tsar still had military support, while he still had that he was able to quell unrest with surprising swiftness.
Overall, in 1914 Russia was a hotbed of bitter resentments and its stability was erratic. In some respects a revolution could not truly form because of the swift treatment of revolutionaries and it was stable as long as there were no major struggles. However, under the surface Russian people were seething with a discontent that threatened to spill over at the slightest disruption.