Not in my experience, unless there has been significant buffs to the revolutionary armies since i last played, which was 1.3 - 1.4.

Simply keep your armies well positioned to deal with any other revolts that might happen and leave your capital lightly defended for the new government to waltz in and take over.

edit: It also helps to exempt all regions from taxes BUT your capital before doing this, i almost forgot about that.
Thanks, I'll give that a try next time I play. Lost my last Russia campaign due to windows upgrade. I would like to start a new one!