20 January 1914ChairmanIvan Logginovich Goremykin
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's, 2nd term
Historical records for Russia in 1914, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's, 2nd term
Writes Parliamentarism and the Working Class as part of his prewar discussion of socialist political strategy.
Publishes Problems of Unity while continuing his effort to bridge divisions in Russian Social Democracy.
Writes The Struggle for Unity and a Marxist Center shortly before the outbreak of the First World War.
15-28 July, orders partial Russian mobilization
The ISB defends Lenin against charges of splitting the party
17-30 July, orders full Russian mobilization
Germany declares war on Russia
Handed a written declaration of war from the German Ambassador Count Portales
Commands the 48th Infantry Division after war begins.
"long-proved fiendship must succeed with Gods help in avoiding bloodshed"
"long-proved fiendship must succeed with Gods help in avoiding bloodshed"
Condemns the First World War as an imperialist conflict.
Opposes defensist socialism after war begins.
Sees Russia enter war after warning against reckless conflict.
Russia & Austria are at War
With his Second Army virtually destroyed, of a total of 150,000 men under his command less than 10,000 escaped German capture, Samsonov, lost in wooded terrain, and unable to face reporting the scale of the disaster to Tsar Nicholas II, commits suicide
With his Second Army virtually destroyed, of a total of 150,000 men under his command less than 10,000 escaped German capture, Samsonov, lost in wooded terrain, and unable to face reporting the scale of the disaster to Tsar Nicholas II, commits suicide. Shoots himself after the Battle of Tannenberg
With his Second Army virtually destroyed, of a total of 150,000 men under his command less than 10,000 escaped German capture, Samsonov, lost in wooded terrain, and unable to face reporting the scale of the disaster to Tsar Nicholas II, commits suicide
With his Second Army virtually destroyed, of a total of 150,000 men under his command less than 10,000 escaped German capture, Samsonov, lost in wooded terrain, and unable to face reporting the scale of the disaster to Tsar Nicholas II, commits suicide
At the start of World War I, Rennenkampf was given command of the Russian First Army for the invasion of East Prussia, advancing from the North East
Enters East Prussia ahead of Samsanovs Second Army. At the start of World War I, Rennenkampf was given command of the Russian First Army for the invasion of East Prussia, advancing from the North East
Leads the First Army, 12 divisions, in the ill-fated invasion of Prussia
The Russians move in force over the Prussian frontier. Rennenkampfs forces march into East Prussia
Pressurised by France to attack in the east to help the French & British in the west
Rennenkampfs forces march into East Prussia. Leads the First Army, 12 divisions, in the ill-fated invasion of Prussia
Leads the Second Army, 13 divisions & 5 corps, in the ill-fated invasion of Prussia
Leads the Second Army, 13 divisions & 5 corps, in the ill-fated invasion of Prussia
The first action on the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalluponen (in present day Lithuania) is fought by a corps of the German Eighth Army against Russian General Rennenkampfs First Army. Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
The first action on the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalluponen (in present day Lithuania) is fought by a corps of the German Eighth Army against Russian General Rennenkampfs First Army
The first action on the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalluponen (in present day Lithuania) is fought by a corps of the German Eighth Army against Russian General Rennenkampfs First Army
Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Tasked, along with Paul von Rennenkampf, commander of First Army, with the Russian invasion of East Prussia. Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Tasked, along with Paul von Rennenkampf, commander of First Army, with the Russian invasion of East Prussia. Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Tasked, along with Paul von Rennenkampf, commander of First Army, with the Russian invasion of East Prussia. Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Samsonov runs into a German trap, 1st day of the Battle of Tannenberg
Samsonovs Second Army starts to advance into East Prussia
Rennenkampfs invasion of Prussia stops at Gumbinnen
Samsonovs Second Army starts to advance into East Prussia
Invades Germany near the village of Tannenberg
Invades Germany near the village of Tannenberg
Leads troops during Russia early advance in Galicia.
Zhilinsky orders Samsonov to resume the offensive. The Russians are outflanked & radio messages decoded
The Russian 4th Army is driven back by the Austrian First Army
Withdraws to Tannenberg. The Russians are stopped by the German XX corps. The Germans know the Russian positions because of Samsonovs uncoded radio messages. Russia withdraws to Tannenberg. bu the Germans know Russian positions because they decode radio messages. Attacks East Prussia & defeats the Germans
Zhilinsky orders Samsonov to stop "acting the coward & resume the offensive"
Ordered by Zhilinsky to stop "acting the coward & resume the offensive"
The Germans advance to Tannenberg to trap the Russian Army
The Austrian 3rd Army is thrown back by the Russian 3rd & Eighth armies
The Russian centre moves into a trap & is overwhelmed by the German VIII Army. Shoots himself after the Battle of Tannenberg. Decisive German victory under Hindenburg & Ludendorf against Russia in East Prussia. 2 Russian corps, 13th, 15th & 23rd are trapped
The Germans counterattack the Russian east flank
The Austrian 3rd Army is thrown back by the Russian 3rd & Eighth armies
His behaviour during the Battle of Tannenberg, & failure to coordinate with Samsonovs Second Army, resulted in much criticism from sector commander Yakov Zhilinskiy and attempts by some members of the military high command to have him removed. Hindenburg defeats Samsonov & turns on Rennenkampf who retreats to the Niemen River
Hindenburg drives Samsonovs army back to Hohenstein
Hindenburg takes 90,000 prisoners & several hundred guns
Poor communications with both Stavka headquarters and, more specifically, with First Army commander Rennenkampf (with whom Samsonov had a personal quarrel), led to Samsonovs forces being encircled by the German Eighth Army under Hindenburg and Ludendorf. Only 60,000 Russian troops escape.
Samsonov is surrounded on 3 sides by Hindenburgs army & by swamps & lakes.
With his Second Army virtually destroyed, of a total of 150,000 men under his command less than 10,000 escaped German capture, Samsonov, lost in wooded terrain, and unable to face reporting the scale of the disaster to Tsar Nicholas II, commits suicide.
Poor communications with both Stavka headquarters and, more specifically, with First Army commander Rennenkampf (with whom Samsonov had a personal quarrel), led to Samsonovs forces being encircled by the German Eighth Army under Hindenburg and Ludendorf
Poor communications with both Stavka headquarters and, more specifically, with First Army commander Rennenkampf (with whom Samsonov had a personal quarrel), led to Samsonovs forces being encircled by the German Eighth Army under Hindenburg and Ludendorf
His behaviour during the Battle of Tannenberg, & failure to coordinate with Samsonovs Second Army, resulted in much criticism from sector commander Yakov Zhilinskiy and attempts by some members of the military high command to have him removed
With his Second Army virtually destroyed, of a total of 150,000 men under his command less than 10,000 escaped German capture, Samsonov, lost in wooded terrain, and unable to face reporting the scale of the disaster to Tsar Nicholas II, commits suicide
Poor communications with both Stavka headquarters and, more specifically, with First Army commander Rennenkampf (with whom Samsonov had a personal quarrel), led to Samsonovs forces being encircled by the German Eighth Army under Hindenburg and Ludendorf
With his Second Army virtually destroyed, of a total of 150,000 men under his command less than 10,000 escaped German capture, Samsonov, lost in wooded terrain, and unable to face reporting the scale of the disaster to Tsar Nicholas II, commits suicide
The Russian Second Army disintegrates, Samsonov shoots himself
The Russian Second Army disintegrates, Samsonov shoots himself
Poor communications with both Stavka headquarters and, more specifically, with First Army commander Rennenkampf (with whom Samsonov had a personal quarrel), led to Samsonovs forces being encircled by the German Eighth Army under Hindenburg and Ludendorf
Poor communications with both Stavka headquarters and, more specifically, with First Army commander Rennenkampf (with whom Samsonov had a personal quarrel), led to Samsonovs forces being encircled by the German Eighth Army under Hindenburg and Ludendorf
Russian loses are 92,000 captured & 30,000 killed. Russian defeat which precipitates the revolution. Pressurised by France to attack in the east to help the French & British in the west
Appointed Chief of Staff to the Eussian sth-western army group on Galicia
Appointed Chief of Staff to the Eussian sth-western army group on Galicia
Given command of the Russian Second Army
Given command of the Russian Second Army
Appointed Deputy Commander in-Chief at Stavka to Duke Nicholas
Appointed Deputy Commander in-Chief at Stavka to Duke Nicholas
Responsible for Russias mobilization plans
The Stavka is given nominal control of Army operations
Given command of the Russian Second Army
The Stavka is given nominal control of Army operations
Appointed Deputy Commander in-Chief at Stavka to Duke Nicholas
Appointed Deputy Commander in-Chief at Stavka to Duke Nicholas
Kerensky supports the Trudovik decision to abstain when the Duma considers government war credits, refusing unconditional endorsement of imperial wartime policy.
Kerensky opposes enthusiastic support for the First World War and criticises the conflict as destructive to Russian society and democratic reform.
The Austrian 4th Army pushes back the Russian 4th Army
The Russians capture Lemberg, Lwow, capital of Austrian Galicia
The Russians capture Lemberg
Attacked by the German VIII Army after its victory at Tannenberg
The invasion of Prussia fails with the loss of 250,000. The First Army retreats but loses 100,000. Rennenkampf personally retreats across the Russian border. Rennenkampf orders a general retreat
The First Army retreats but loses 100,000
The invasion of Prussia fails with the loss of 250,000
The last Russian troops are forced out of East Prussia
The last Russian troops are forced out of East Prussia
The Austrians are decisivly defeated & forced back into the Carpathian Mountains
Zhilinsky is dismissed after Russias failure to capture Prussia
General Nikolai Ruzsky, commander of the Russian Northwest Front, brings up significant reinforcement against the Ninth Army, att this time Hindenburg learned of a planned Russian offensive into Silesia from a captured Russian soldier
General Nikolai Ruzsky, commander of the Russian Northwest Front, brings up significant reinforcement against the Ninth Army, att this time Hindenburg learned of a planned Russian offensive into Silesia from a captured Russian soldier
Debates Russia's response to the outbreak of war.
The Germans were unfamiliar with the land and unable to bring sufficient reinforcements to the Ninth Army, allowing Ruzsky to concentrate his front against Mackensen. On October 17, Hindenburg orders a retreat, and by the 31st the battle is over. Nikolai Ruzsky defeats the Germans first attempt at capturing Warsaw at the Battle of the Vistula River
The Germans were unfamiliar with the land and unable to bring sufficient reinforcements to the Ninth Army, allowing Ruzsky to concentrate his front against Mackensen. On October 17, Hindenburg orders a retreat, and by the 31st the battle is over
Russia declares war on Turkey
Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners
The Russian First Army is heavilly defeated & the Russian offensive is called off. The Battle of Lodz takes place from November 11 to December 6, 1914, near Lodz in Poland, fought between the German Ninth Army and the Russian First, Second, and 5th Armies, in appalling winter conditions
Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners
The Russian First Army is heavilly defeated & the Russian offensive is called off
The Russians had repulsed the Germans and saved Warsaw, which had been the objective of the original German offensive, the Germans, for their part, had caused the Russians to abandon their offensive into Silesia
Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners
The Battle of Lodz takes place from November 11 to December 6, 1914, near Lodz in Poland, fought between the German Ninth Army and the Russian First, Second, and 5th Armies, in appalling winter conditions
The Russians had repulsed the Germans and saved Warsaw, which had been the objective of the original German offensive, the Germans, for their part, had caused the Russians to abandon their offensive into Silesia
Is arrested with other Bolshevik Duma deputies.
Fights in difficult mountain operations against Austro-Hungarian forces.
Writes War and the International, opposing the world war and criticizing socialist parties that supported their national governments.
The Russians had repulsed the Germans and saved Warsaw, which had been the objective of the original German offensive, the Germans, for their part, had caused the Russians to abandon their offensive into Silesia. Russian withdrawal from East Prussia, and conduct at the Battle of Lodz in November 1914 led to Rennenkampfs dismissal amid recriminations of incompetence and even treason
Russian withdrawal from East Prussia, and conduct at the Battle of Lodz in November 1914 led to Rennenkampfs dismissal amid recriminations of incompetence and even treason
Kerensky publicly denounces the war and warns that military conflict will deepen Russia's political and social crisis.
Arrested after supervising publication of Pravda for 1 yr
Victorious in Galicia
Arrested after supervising publication of Pravda for 1 yr
Appointed Captain in the Baltic Fleet
Appointed Chairman if the Alln Union of Zemstvos
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Russian Army
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Russian Army
Appointed Commander of the Vilna District
Appointed Commander of the Vilna District
Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at STAVKA, Russian central command
Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at STAVKA, Russian central command
Dismisses the Prime Minister for liberal tendencies & removes Duma immunities
Appoints Goremykin Prime Minister of the Duma to stamp out the revolutionary movement
Dismisses the Prime Minister for liberal tendencies & removes Duma immunities
The suspension of regular Duma activity limits parliamentary opposition, while Kerensky continues political agitation and maintains contacts across anti-autocratic circles.
Russia suspends redemption of State Bank notes in gold after entering the First World War.
Appoints Goremykin Prime Minister of the Duma to stamp out the revolutionary movement
Kerensky faces official pressure for outspoken opposition activity as the government tightens political controls during the opening phase of the war.
Danilov is the author of Plan 19 to concentrate Russian forces for a quick conquest of East Prussia
Moves to France and works as an anti-war journalist during the first years of the First World War.
Danilov is the author of Plan 19 to concentrate Russian forces for a quick conquest of East Prussia
Arrested after supervising publication of Pravda for 1 yr
Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at STAVKA, Russian central command
Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at STAVKA, Russian central command
Composes, "The Ugly Duckling"
His earlier financial system faces the strain of world war.
Appointed Chairman if the Alln Union of Zemstvos
Moves from Vienna to neutral Zurich after the outbreak of war to avoid internment in Austria-Hungary.
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