Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's
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1916 in Russia
Explore 53 historical events and records for Russia in 1916.
Historical records for Russia in 1916
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January
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's
February
Capture of Erzerum
Leads Russian victory over the Turkish. Captures 13,000 prisoners & inflicts casualties of 60,000 killed or wounded
March
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Brusilov Offensive
The Russians attack Lake Naroch under French pressure to divert forces from Verdun
Brusilov Offensive
Russia has 130 Divisions for an offensive coinciding with Anglo-French attacks on the Somme
April
Bolshevik Party
Opening of the Kienthal Conference of anti-war socialists
Conference of Kienthal
Opening of the Kienthal Conference of anti-war socialists
May
Brusilov Offensive
Forwarded after an appeal from the Italian King after the invasion of Italy by Austria
July
Escape from Captivity
Escapes from Austro-Hungarian captivity and returns to Russia.
August
Return to Command
Is celebrated after escaping captivity and resumes military service.
September
Bolshevik Party
The Second International dissolves during World War I, in 1916, following the 1915 Zimmerwald Conference of anti-war socialists
Conference of Zimmerwald
The Second International dissolves during World War I, in 1916, following the 1915 Zimmerwald Conference of anti-war socialists
International, 2nd
The Second International dissolves during World War I, in 1916, following the 1915 Zimmerwald Conference of anti-war socialists
Brusilov Offensive
The Offensive is halted, the Russians had taken 450,000 prisoners but lost 1,000,000
Expulsion from France
Is expelled from France after sustained anti-war journalism and political activity during the First World War.
Southwestern Front
Serves again on the Southwestern Front after returning to duty.
November
Health of Mikhail Vasilevich Alexeiev
Has a heart attack & is forced into temporary reirement
December
Provisional Government
Kerensky develops his views through provisional government after 1917.
Turkestan Speech
Kerensky addresses the Duma on conditions in Turkestan and the Steppe region, criticising official abuses and the government's handling of unrest.
Assassination of Grigor Rasputin
Assassination of Grigor Rasputin
Death of Grigor Rasputin
Death of Grigor Rasputin
Other events (month unknown)
Autocracy Criticism
Kerensky's late-war speeches increasingly portray autocratic government as incapable of solving Russia's military, economic and political crises.
Blockade of Sea of Marmora
Establishes superiority over the Turkish Navy. Blockades hostile shipping by mining the Sea of Marmora
Bolshevik Party
Appointed Editor of Novy Mir
Clemency
Writes Clemency during his final period of wartime political journalism in France.
Comintern
Founded after the dissolution of the Second International in 1916, following the 1915 Zimmerwald Conference in which Vladimir Lenin had led the "Zimmerwald Left" against those who supported the "national union" Governments in war with each other
Commander of Black Sea Fleet
Appointed Commander of the Black Sea Fleet
Commander of Black Sea Fleet
Appointed Commander of the Black Sea Fleet
Conference of Kienthal
Prevents Lenin transforming the peace movement into a Bolsheik revolutionary civil war
Conference of Zimmerwald
Founded after the dissolution of the Second International in 1916, following the 1915 Zimmerwald Conference in which Vladimir Lenin had led the "Zimmerwald Left" against those who supported the "national union" Governments in war with each other
Dismissal
Dismissed by Empress Alexandra after a contrived quarrel with Rasputin
Duma Opposition Campaign
Kerensky intensifies attacks on the imperial government as military defeats, economic disruption and political distrust undermine confidence in the monarchy.
Editor
Appointed Editor of Novy Mir
Government Accountability
Kerensky demands that ministers answer to representative institutions and argues that wartime government cannot continue without public confidence and political reform.
Grand Duke Involved in Rasputin Conspiracy
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich became associated with the aristocratic plot that ended in Rasputin's killing.
Imperialism
Writes Imperialism during wartime exile.
International, 2nd
Founded after the dissolution of the Second International in 1916, following the 1915 Zimmerwald Conference in which Vladimir Lenin had led the "Zimmerwald Left" against those who supported the "national union" Governments in war with each other
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