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What did Russia do 1914?

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Russia entered into World War I on August 1, 1914, when Germany declared war on it. In accordance with its war plan, Germany ignored Russia and moved first against France—declaring war on August 3 and sending its main armies through Belgium to attack Paris from the north.


Correspondingly, what colonies did Russia have in 1914?

In 1914 the Russia Empire included Poland, Finland and large parts of Transcaucasia.

Secondly, what was Russia's role in ww1? Russia's disastrous involvement in World War I was a primary factor that led to Vladimir Lenin's successful Marxist revolution in November 1917. In December 1917, Germany agreed to an armistice and peace talks with Russia, and Lenin sent Leon Trotsky to Brest-Litovsk in Belarus to negotiate a treaty.

Also to know is, what kind of government did Russia have in 1914?

The Russian Empire functioned as an absolute monarchy on principles of Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality until the Revolution of 1905.

Who ruled over Russia in 1914?

Tsar Nicholas II

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