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1914 in Russia — Page 4

Explore 152 historical events and records for Russia in 1914.

Historical records for Russia in 1914

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Battle of Galicia

Alekseyev, Mikhail Vasilyevich · Galicia · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

Victorious in Galicia

Bolshevik Party

Kamenev, Lev Borisovich · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Arrested after supervising publication of Pravda for 1 yr

Captain

Kolchak, Alexander · Captain of Baltic Fleet · Warfare / Military

Appointed Captain in the Baltic Fleet

Chairman

Lvov · Moscow · Chairman of Union of Zemtsvos · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Chairman if the Alln Union of Zemstvos

Chief of Staff

Yanushkevich, Nikolai · Chief of Staff · Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief of Staff of the Russian Army

Chief of Staff

Yanushkevich, Nikolai · Chief of Staff · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Chief of Staff of the Russian Army

Commander of Vilna

Rennenkampf, Paul Karlovitch · Vilna · Commander of Vilna · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the Vilna District

Commander of Vilna

Rennenkampf, Paul Karlovitch · Vilna · Commander of Vilna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Commander of the Vilna District

Deputy Chief of Staff

Danilov, Yuri · Deputy Chief of Staff · Warfare / Military

Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at STAVKA, Russian central command

Deputy Chief of Staff

Danilov, Yuri · Deputy Chief of Staff · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at STAVKA, Russian central command

Dismissal

Nicholas II · Moscow · House / House of Holstein

Dismisses the Prime Minister for liberal tendencies & removes Duma immunities

Duma

Nicholas II · House / House of Holstein

Appoints Goremykin Prime Minister of the Duma to stamp out the revolutionary movement

Duma

Nicholas II · Moscow · House / House of Holstein

Dismisses the Prime Minister for liberal tendencies & removes Duma immunities

Duma Suspension

Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich · Petrograd · Delegate · Politics / Trudoviks

The suspension of regular Duma activity limits parliamentary opposition, while Kerensky continues political agitation and maintains contacts across anti-autocratic circles.

Expulsion from Party

Malinovsky, Roman · Politics / Bolshevik Party

The Bolsheviks expelled Malinovsky after condemning his unexplained resignation from the State Duma as a serious breach of party discipline.

Gold Convertibility

Romanov, Nicholas · Saint Petersburg · Emperor of Russia · Government / Government of Russia

Russia suspends redemption of State Bank notes in gold after entering the First World War.

Government

Nicholas II · House / House of Holstein

Appoints Goremykin Prime Minister of the Duma to stamp out the revolutionary movement

Government Repression

Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich · Petrograd · Delegate · Politics / Trudoviks

Kerensky faces official pressure for outspoken opposition activity as the government tightens political controls during the opening phase of the war.

Guseva Stabs Rasputin at Pokrovskoye

Guseva, Khioniya · Pokrovskoye · Assailant · Religion / Church of Russia

Khioniya Guseva stabbed Grigori Rasputin in his Siberian village, leaving him seriously wounded but alive.

Invasion of Prussia

Danilov, Yuri · Deputy Chief of Staff · Warfare / World War, 1st

Danilov is the author of Plan 19 to concentrate Russian forces for a quick conquest of East Prussia

Military Conscription

Malinovsky, Roman · Politics / Bolshevik Party

After the outbreak of the First World War, Malinovsky entered Russian military service and disappeared from active parliamentary and party politics.

Paris Wartime Journalism

Trotsky, Leon · Paris · Warfare / World War, 1st

Moves to France and works as an anti-war journalist during the first years of the First World War.

Plan-19

Danilov, Yuri · Deputy Chief of Staff · Warfare / World War, 1st

Danilov is the author of Plan 19 to concentrate Russian forces for a quick conquest of East Prussia

Pravda

Kamenev, Lev Borisovich · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Arrested after supervising publication of Pravda for 1 yr

Rasputin Survives Assassination Attempt

Rasputin, Grigori · Pokrovskoye · Religious Figure · Religion / Church of Russia

Grigori Rasputin underwent treatment after a knife attack and survived injuries that temporarily kept him away from the capital.

Resignation from the Duma

Malinovsky, Roman · St Petersburg · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Malinovsky abruptly resigned his seat in the Fourth State Duma after senior officials decided that his continued presence risked exposing his secret relationship with the police.

STAVKA

Danilov, Yuri · Deputy Chief of Staff · Warfare / Military

Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at STAVKA, Russian central command

STAVKA

Danilov, Yuri · Deputy Chief of Staff · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at STAVKA, Russian central command

The Ugly Duckling

Prokofiev, Sergei · Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "The Ugly Duckling"

War Finance

Witte, Sergei Yulyevich · Petrograd · Former Prime Minister of Russia · Government / Government of Russia

His earlier financial system faces the strain of world war.

Zemtsvo

Lvov · Moscow · Chairman of Union of Zemtsvos · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Chairman if the Alln Union of Zemstvos

Zurich Wartime Move

Trotsky, Leon · Zurich · Warfare / World War, 1st

Moves from Vienna to neutral Zurich after the outbreak of war to avoid internment in Austria-Hungary.

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