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Russia's rivalries with Germany and Austria-Hungary led to an alliance with France and involvement in Balkan affairs. The July Crisis opened a general conflict in which Russia was allied with France and the United Kingdom. Emperor Nicholas II believed he could re-establish his autocratic power and reunite his people through a victorious war ...
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Russia relied heavily on the French alliance, as Germany would face greater challenges in a two-front war compared to a conflict with Russia alone. French ambassador Maurice Paléologue harbored deep antipathy toward Germany and believed that when war broke out, France and Russia had to be staunch allies against Germany.
Regardless of ethnicity or emigration, the list includes famous natives of Russia and its predecessor states, as well as people who were born elsewhere but spent most of their active life in Russia. For more information, see the articles Russian citizens (Russian: россияне, romanized: rossiyane), Russians (Russian: русские ...
Russia went on the offensive to take pressure off of France at Verdun: Russia's attack near Lake Naroch in early 1916 was quickly defeated by Germany, but in the summer of 1916 the Brusilov offensive became the largest Entente victory in the war. Russia inflicted over one million casualties on Austria-Hungary and forced Germany to redeploy ...
A. Shaaban Abash; Iosif Adamovich; Georges Agabekov; Sadykh bey Aghabeyov; Izrail Agol; Iivo Ahava; Pyotr Akhlyustin; Alexey Akhmanov; Alexander Akimov (general)
Austria mobilizes. Russia enters the period preparatory to war (partial mobilization). July 28 Politics: To my peoples. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. [4] July 29 Politics: Willy–Nicky correspondence. Wilhelm II, German Emperor and Nicholas II of Russia communicate via telegram. [5] July 30 Politics: Germany sends Russia an ultimatum ...
The Eastern Front, as it was in 1914, with the long-occupied territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the top centre.. This article lists Imperial Russian Army formations and units in 1914 prior to the mobilisation for the Russian invasion of Prussia and the offensive into the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia.